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Table 1 Characteristics of patients without known diabetes

From: Glucose testing and insufficient follow-up of abnormal results: a cohort study

Characteristic

N = 301*

Age, mean years (sd)

40 (14)

Female, %

60

Ethnicity

 

   Non-Hispanic white, %

59

   Black, %

19

   Hispanic, %

11

   Asian, %

8

   Other, %

3

Insurance

 

   Commercial, %

87

   Medicare, %

6

   Medicaid, %

6

   Self-pay, %

2

Family history of diabetes, %

22

History of gestational diabetes (women only), %

1

History of hypertension, %

10

History of high cholesterol, %

8

Height, mean inches (sd)

67 (4)

Weight, mean pounds (sd)

162 (41)

  1. * Variables with missing data (and number of missing values): age (0), gender (0), ethnicity (50), insurance (7), family history (20), gestational diabetes (24 women), hypertension (9), high cholesterol (9), height (179), weight (24). Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.