Descriptive Statistics for Care Team Expertise, Hemoglobin A1c Control, and Patients’ Experiences of Chronic Care (PACIC-11) in the Overall Sample and Compared between Small and Large Community Health Center (CHC) Sites, 2011 to 2012
| VariablePercentage of Population, Mean (Standard Error) | Overall | Small CHC Site | Large CHC Site | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall team expertise, count | 0.88 (1.34) | 0.88 (1.39) | 0.87 (1.31) | .94 |
| Interdisciplinary expertise on the primary care team, % | ||||
| Community health worker | 11.7% | 12.2% | 11.3% | .65 |
| Diabetes educator | 21.0% | 22.1% | 20.3% | .44 |
| Nutritionist | 30.9% | 30.4% | 31.1% | .77 |
| Pharmacist | 19.8% | 21.1% | 19.0% | .38 |
| Mental health provider | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.7% | .38 |
| Other staff | 24.3% | 28.7% | 21.6% | .01* |
| Hemoglobin A1c control (<8.0%) | 75.0% | 75.8% | 74.6% | .99 |
| Patients’ experiences of chronic care (PACIC-11) | 51.27 | 53.53 | 49.90 | .02* |
| Observations | 1277 | 484 | 793 |
This comparison of means analyses utilizes χ2 tests for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variables to compare average values of main predictor variables for patients in small versus large community health center sites.
↵*P-values represent the significance of differences in individual characteristics between small versus large CHC sites.