Demographic Characteristics of Primary Care Clinicians and Patients
| Characteristic | Intervention | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Clinician, No. | 17 | 19 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 37.3 (7.5) | 40.5 (10.1) |
| Years in practice, mean (SD) | 6.1 (7.2) | 10.1 (9.6) |
| Female, No. (%) | 13 (76) | 12 (63) |
| Race | ||
| Asian, No. (%) | 3 (18) | 5 (26) |
| Black, No. (%) | 3 (18) | 2 (11) |
| Hispanic, No. (%) | 0 | 1 (5) |
| White, No. (%) | 11 (65) | 11 (58) |
| Clinician specialty | ||
| Family medicine physician, No. (%) | 8 (47) | 13 (68) |
| Internal medicine physician, No. (%) | 3 (18) | 1 (5) |
| Nurse practitioner/physician assistant, No. (%) | 6 (35) | 5 (26) |
| Patient, No. | 229 | 361 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 51.9 (15.8) | 53.8 (13.3) |
| Female, No. (%) | 119 (52) | 202 (56) |
| Race | ||
| White, No. (%) | 94 (41) | 134 (37) |
| Black, No. (%) | 39 (17) | 53 (15) |
| Hispanic, No. (%) | 68 (30) | 140 (39) |
| Other, No. (%) | 28 (12) | 34 (9) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Current every day smoker, No. (%) | 58 (25) | 93 (26) |
| Current some day smoker, No. (%) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) |
| Former smoker, No. (%) | 44 (19) | 94 (26) |
| Never smoker, No. (%) | 94 (41) | 144 (40) |
| Smoker, current status unknown, No. (%) | 30 (13) | 29 (8) |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 30.8 (8.4) | 31.6 (7.8) |
| Total cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL | 192.5 (50.7) | 188.4 (46.0) |
| Diagnosis of diabetes, No. (%) | 63 (28) | 104 (29) |
| Framingham risk score, mean (SD) | 13.9 (10.4) | 14.0 (10.1) |
| Insurance status | ||
| Medicaid, No. (%) | 143 (62) | 217 (60) |
| Medicare, No. (%) | 32 (14) | 65 (18) |
| Other public, No. (%) | 1 (0) | 0 |
| Private, No. (%) | 21 (9) | 47 (13) |
| Uninsured, No. (%) | 32 (14) | 32 (9) |
| Treatment priority | ||
| Routine, No. (%) | 205 (90) | 291 (81) |
| Urgent, No. (%) | 22 (10) | 67 (19) |
| Critical, No. (%) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) |