Table 4.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of buddies (n=21)^a

Variables
Age (mean, standard deviation)	56 (8.7)
Gender, n (%)
Female	13 (62)
Education, n (%)
Some high school	2 (9.5)
High school graduate or GED	5 (23.8)
Trade school	1 (4.8)
Some college	4 (19.0)
Associate degree or a 2-year college degree	2 (9.5)
Bachelor’s degree or a 4-year college degree	3 (14.3)
Master’s degree	2 (9.5)
Advanced degree (e.g., J.D., M.D., PhD)	1 (4.8)
Annual household income, n (%)
Less than 20,000	13(61.9)
Equal or more than 20,000	7 (33.3)
Number of chronic illnesses (mean, standard deviation)	2.4 (1.4)
Number of diabetes medications (mean, standard deviation)	1.7 (0.8)
Years of diabetes diagnosed (mean, standard deviation)	10 (8.9)
Health status, n (%)
Poor	1 (4.80)
Fair	15 (71.4)
Good	3 (14.3)
Excellent	1 (4.8)

^aMissing value