Table 2

Physician and Patient Characteristics

CharacteristicAll Physicians(N = 73)Group
Intervention Physicians (n = 37)Control Physicians (n = 36)P
Value
Physicians
Age, mean (SD), y42.2 (8.4)40.8 (7.7)43.7 (8.9).14
Time in practice, mean (SD), y13.8 (8.8)12.4 (8.1)15.1 (9.4).19
Women, No. (%)52 (71.2)25 (67.6)27 (75.0).48
Spanish speaking, No. (%)23 (31.5)10 (27.0)13 (36.1).40
CharacteristicAll Patients(N = 750)Group
Intervention Patients(n = 359)Control Patients(n = 391)P
Value
Patients
Women, No. (%)486 (64.8)235 (64.2)251 (64.2).72
Race/ethnicity, No. (%).06
 African American212 (28.3)115 (32.0)97 (24.8)
 Asian54 (7.2)20 (5.6)34 (8.7)
 Hispanic167 (22.3)69 (19.2)98 (25.1)
 Othera29 (3.9)14 (3.9)15 (3.8)
 White288 (38.4)141 (39.3)147 (37.6)
Age, mean (SD), y60.8 (11.9)60.5 (12.2)60.3 (12.1).82
New to primary care physician, No. (%)200 (26.7)102 (28.4)98 (25.1).30
Spanish as primary language, No. (%)123 (16.4)46 (12.8)77 (19.7).01
Medication count, mean (SD)2.8 (2.7)2.8 (2.7)2.6 (2.6).26
Diabetes, No. (%)259 (34.5)113 (31.5)146 (37.3).09
  • a More than 1 race/ethnicity selected.