Table 2.

Bivariate Comparison Between Controlled and Uncontrolled D5 Patients

UncontrolledControlledP Value
N (%)3378 (51.3)3210 (48.7)NA
Age, years mean (SD)58.4 (12.6)61.7 (11.8)<.001
Sex, Female (%)1521 (45.0)1409 (43.9).359
Race, Non-white (%)468 (13.9)419 (13.1).348
Language, Non-English (%)235 (7.0)190 (5.9).088
Education<.001
    Unknown712 (21.1%)524 (16.3%)
    Some high school77 (2.3%)75 (2.3%)
    High school or GED792 (23.4%)734 (22.9%)
    Some college or 2-year degree1042 (30.8%)901 (28.1%)
    College Graduate430 (12.7%)497 (15.5%)
    Post-Graduate Studies325 (9.6%)479 (14.9%)
Charlson comorbidity, mean (SD)1.5 (1.2)1.5 (1.2).266
Initial Hemoglobin a1c, mean (SD)8.0 (1.8)7.2 (1.4)<.001
Endocrine consult (%)805 (23.8)661 (20.6).002
Total no. visits, mean (SD)21.4 (21.8)21.5 (21.6).168
Continuity measures
    Entropy, mean, median, (SD)3.59, 3.59 (0.69)3.55, 3.56 (0.69).034
    UPC, mean (SD)0.34, 0.29 (0.20)0.34, 0.29 (0.19).333
    COC, mean (SD)0.14, 0.08 (0.18)0.15, 0.09 (0.18).008
    SECON, mean (SD)0.19, 0.13 (0.21)0.18, 0.13 (0.20).848
  • NA, Not applicable; SD, standard deviation; GED, graduate equivalency degree.