Skip to main content

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients (N = 3897)

From: Physician support for diabetes patients and clinical outcomes

Variable

Percentage of patients (%)

Age (years)

 

<65

52.1

Sex

 

Female

48.3

Race

 

White/Caucasian

79.9

Black/African American

8.2

Asian or Pacific Islander

9.0

American Indian/Alaskan Native

1.5

Other

1.4

Education

 

<College graduate

64.6

≥College graduate

35.3

Marital Status

 

Unmarried

33.0

Married

66.9

Employment

 

No

56.7

Yes

43.2

HbA 1c baseline

 

<7.0% "optimal" control

26.8

>9.0% "poor" control

25.1

Treatment intensity

 

No treatment

24.1

Oral hypoglycemic only

46.2

Insulin or/and oral hypoglycemic

29.6