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Table 2 Adult diabetic patient characteristics for the overall and analytic samples, 2011–2013

From: The impact of integrating medical assistants and community health workers on diabetes care management in community health centers

Patient characteristic (% or Mean and SD)

Overall sample

Community Health Worker (CHW) Arm

CHW control group arm

Medical Assistant (MA) Arm

MA control group arm

n

6111

686

2466

644

2315

Male (%)

41.9

30.3

30.3

47.8

47.8

Age (%)

 26–35

3.0

8.5

8.5

2.2

2.2

 36–45

9.1

16.2

16.2

7.3

7.3

 46–55

20.5

26.5

26.5

22.4

22.4

 56–65

32.2

24.9

24.9

38.2

38.2

 65–75

20.4

17.9

17.9

19.9

19.9

 75+ (reference)

14.9

6.0

6.0

10.1

10.1

Race/Ethnicity/Language (%)

 Asian- Asian language speaking

49.8

1.2

1.2

72.8

72.8

 Asian- English speaking

6.0

7.3

7.3

11.2

11.2

 Latino- English speaking

8.2

20.1

20.1

3.0

3.0

 Other English speaking (reference)

7.3

9.8

9.8

4.2

4.2

 Latino- Spanish speaking

28.7

61.7

61.7

8.9

8.9

 Uninsured (%)

31.9

16.0

16.0

53.3

53.3

Body-Mass Index (BMI) (%)

 BMI (Normal, BMI ≤25) (reference)

27.6

12.5

13.4

39.0

39.1

 BMI (Overweight, BMI ≥26 and ≤ 30)

32.9

31.3

39.4

16.3

16.1

 BMI (Obese I & II, BMI ≥31 and ≤ 40)

5.8

8.8

11.3

2.6

2.8

 BMI (Obese III, BMI ≥41))

24.9

29.9

26.3

37.0

35.3

 Missing BMI

8.8

17.5

9.6

5.1

6.7

Co-Morbidities

     

 Cardiovascular Disease (%)

8.2

5.7

6.8

6.2

7.4

 Respiratory Problems (%)

7.7

8.9

8.6

4.0

5.3

 Mental Health (%)

13.9

22.2

20.0

7.1

8.5

Number of CHC Visits During the Study Period (%)

 <=3

8.2

6.2

9.1

7.3

10.3

 4–8

39

37.6

34.9

51.9

45.8

 9–11

24.5

26.3

24.3

24.1

24.4

 12+

28.3

32.9

31.7

16.8

19.5