Patient characteristics for total sample of patients with diabetes aged 18–76
| Total sample (n=23 430) | |
|---|---|
| Comorbidities | |
| None (diabetes only, no other chronic conditions), % | 7.7 |
| Number of total comorbid conditions, mean (SD) | 3.8 (2.5) |
| Number of concordant comorbid conditions, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.3) |
| Number of discordant comorbid conditions, mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.7) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 57.6 (1.7) |
| Sex, female, % | 48 |
| Race/ethnicity, white, % | 70 |
| Insurance, % | |
| Commercial | 50 |
| Medicare | 33 |
| Medicaid | 6 |
| Uninsured/unreported, % | 12 |
| Number of visits in baseline year | |
| <2 | 27 |
| 3 to 10 | 58 |
| 11 to 29 | 15 |
| 30 or more | 1 |
| RUCA, by patient’s zip code, % | |
| Urban core | 52 |
| Suburban | 16 |
| Large own | 9 |
| Small town and rural | 23 |
| Per cent with diabetes in patient’s county, mean (SD) | 8 (1) |
| Per cent with diabetes in patient’s county who achieved HbA1c testing, mean (SD) | 89 (2.9) |
| Per cent below poverty line in patient’s zip code, mean (SD) | 12 (8.7) |
| Per cent without HS education in patient’s zip code, mean (SD) | 10 (5.6) |
%, percentage; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin.