Table 1

Patient Characteristics Overall and by Study Group (N = 304)

Total (N = 304)Intervention (n = 149)Usual Care (n = 155)
Demographic characteristics
 Age in years, mean (SD)56.3 (11.9)56.7 (11.8)55.9 (12.1)
 Female, No. (%)193 (63)98 (66)95 (61)
 6th grade education or less, No. (%)126 (41)61 (41)65 (42)
 Married, No. (%)188 (62)94 (63)94 (61)
 Employed, No. (%)71 (23)34 (23)37 (24)
 Household size, mean (SD)3.5 (1.8)3.5 (1.9)3.6 (1.8)
 Living in poverty, No. (%)a189 (62)85 (57)104 (67)
Sociocultural characteristics
 Latino/Hispanic, No. (%)292 (96)145 (97)147 (95)
 Foreign born, No. (%)233 (77)112 (75)121 (78)
 If foreign born, age at arrival, mean (SD)26.8 (14.4)28.1 (15.4)25.7 (13.3)
 If foreign born, y in United States, mean (SD)28.6 (14.6)27.1 (15.2)30.0 (13.9)
Health care characteristics
 Any health insurance, No. (%)207 (68)107 (72)100 (65)
 Have a personal doctor, No. (%)b206 (68)108 (72)98 (63)
 Cost is a barrier to health care, No. (%)78 (26)39 (26)39 (25)
 Years with diabetes diagnosis, mean (SD)12.5 (10.2)12.8 (9.8)12.3 (10.6)
  • a P = .09.

  • b P = .08.

  • For all other comparisons between usual care and intervention group, P >.10.