Surveyed PCP characteristics
| Characteristic | Total | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Male | 172 | (56) |
| Female | 133 | (44) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Asian | 42 | (14) |
| Black | 15 | (5) |
| Hispanic | 11 | (4) |
| White | 221 | (72) |
| Other | 16 | (5) |
| Age category, n (%) | ||
| 25–34 years | 34 | (11) |
| 35–44 years | 118 | (39) |
| 45–54 years | 84 | (28) |
| ≥55 years | 69 | (23) |
| Region, n (%) | ||
| East | 94 | (31) |
| Midwest | 50 | (16) |
| South | 94 | (31) |
| West | 67 | (22) |
| Medical practice setting, n (%) | ||
| Single specialty | 131 | (43) |
| Multispecialty or group practice | 163 | (53) |
| Other | 11 | (4) |
| Years in practice | ||
| 3 to <10 | 121 | (40) |
| 10 to <15 | 50 | (16) |
| 15 to <20 | 47 | (15) |
| ≥20 | 87 | (29) |
| Number of physicians in practice, n (%) | ||
| ≤25 | 154 | (50) |
| 26–99 | 78 | (26) |
| ≥100 | 73 | (24) |
| Area of practice, n (%) | ||
| Rural | 109 | (36) |
| Urban | 141 | (46) |
| Suburban | 55 | (18) |
| Main insurance type, n (%) | ||
| Medicaid | 55 | (18) |
| Medicare | 67 | (22) |
| Commercial | 164 | (54) |
| Unknown | 19 | (6) |
| Preferred screening method for pre-diabetes/diabetes, n (%) | ||
| HbA1c test | 182 | (60) |
| Fasting plasma glucose test | 108 | (35) |
| Random plasma glucose test | 9 | (3) |
| Oral glucose tolerance test | 5 | (2) |
| Other (HbA1C and fasting blood glucose) | 1 | (0) |
| Factors that influence decision to screen for diabetes, n (%) | ||
| Personal clinical experience | 239 | (78) |
| Prompts from electronic medical record system | 51 | (17) |
| Screening guidelines | 233 | (76) |
| Other | 24 | (8) |
| Physician preference for screening guidelines, n (%) | ||
| USPSTF | 148 | (64) |
| ADA | 166 | (71) |
| USPSTF and ADA | 89 | (38) |
| USPSTF only | 59 | (25) |
| ADA only | 77 | (33) |
| Other | 4 | (2) |
| None | 3 | (1) |
| Physician’s use of screening guidelines*, n (%) | ||
| 100% of the time | 61 | (26) |
| ≥70% of the time | 124 | (53) |
| ≥50% of the time | 39 | (17) |
| <50% of the time | 9 | (4) |
| USPSTF, n (%) | ||
| 100% of the time | 23 | (16) |
| ≥70% of the time | 96 | (65) |
| ≥50% of the time | 25 | (17) |
| <50% of the time | 4 | (3) |
| ADA, n (%) | ||
| 100% of the time | 32 | (19) |
| ≥70% of the time | 108 | (65) |
| ≥50% of the time | 22 | (13) |
| <50% of the time | 4 | (2) |
*Questions asked to only those physicians who reported screening guidelines influence their decision to screen (n=233). Percentages reported out of total 233 physicians.
ADA, American Diabetes Association; PCP, primary case physician; USPSTF, US Preventive Services Task Force.