Table 1.
Demographics of Patients Before and After Mailed Letter Intervention
| Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Patients | Adherent Pre-interventiona | P valueb | All Patients | Adherent Post-intervention | P value | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||||||
| Age | .44 | Age | .72 | ||||||
| 25-49 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 25-49 | 5 | 2 | 40 | ||
| 50-59 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 50-59 | 10 | 4 | 40 | ||
| 60-69 | 17 | 6 | 35 | 60-69 | 17 | 8 | 47 | ||
| 70-89 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 70-89 | 13 | 8 | 62 | ||
| Sex | .99 | Sex | .14 | ||||||
| Female | 23 | 7 | 30 | Female | 23 | 14 | 61 | ||
| Male | 22 | 7 | 32 | Male | 22 | 8 | 36 | ||
Adherence is defined as having received 2 consecutive A1C tests 3 calendar months apart.
Comparisons of adherence were made using the Chi-square test for four category age, and the Fisher’s exact test for dichotomous age and gender.