Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Patients Eligible for Diabetes Self-Management Education Support (DSMES) Services, N = 3,970.
Control Practices
(N=2)
Intervention Practices
(N=4)
Total
(N=6)
P-Value
Total Patients1,444 (36.4%)2,526 (63.6%)3,970 (100%)---
Age (SD)65.7 (15.9)64.4 (15.0)64.9 (15.3) 0.010
Sex0.053
Male598 (41.4%)1,126 (44.6%)1,724 (43.4%)
Female846 (58.6%)1,400 (55.4%)2,246 (56.6%)
Race0.112
White960 (66.5%)1,583 (62.7%)2,543 (64.1%)
Black409 (28.3%)802 (31.7%)1,211 (30.5%)
Asian30 (2.1%)53 (2.1%)83 (2.1%)
Other45 (3.1%)88 (3.5%)133 (3.4%)
Ethnicity0.346
Non-Hispanic1,397 (96.7%)2,457 (97.3%)3,854 (97.1%)
Hispanic47 (3.3%)69 (2.7%)116 (2.9%)
Marital Status 0.048
Married818 (56.6%)1,349 (53.4%)2,167 (54.6%)
Other Statuses626 (43.4%)1,177 (46.6%)1,803 (45.4%)
Rurality0.035
Urban1,372 (95.0%)2,435 (96.4%)3,807 (95.9%)
Rural72 (5.0%)91 (3.6%)163 (4.1%)
Insurance 0.000
Commercial402 (27.8%)926 (36.7%)1,328 (33.5%)
Medicaid85 (5.9%)139 (5.5%)224 (5.6%)
Medicare939 (65.0%)1,423 (56.3%)2,362 (59.5%)
Self-Pay18 (1.2%)38 (1.5%)56 (1.4%)
Comorbidity Count (SD)1.6 (1.3)1.6 (1.2)1.6 (1.3)0.124
Number of primary care appointments in past year (SD)4.4 (3.1)4.2 (2.9)4.3 (3.0)0.150
DSMES Eligibility Criteria*
A1C>8.5324 (22.4%)573 (27.7%)897 (22.6%)0.858
New diabetes diagnosis296 (20.5%)720 (28.5%)1,016 (25.6%) <0.001
Hospitalization507 (35.1%)933 (36.9%)1,440 (36.3%)0.250
New diabetes related comorbidities637 (44.1%)952 (37.7%)1,589 (40.0%) <0.001
Number of Eligibility Criteria (SD)1.2 (0.5)1.3 (0.5)1.2 (0.5) 0.030
DSMES order placed18 (1.2%)325 (12.9%)343 (8.6%) <0.001

*Each criterion is coded as a binary variable, and the table shows only the percentage of patients who meet each criterion. Patients may be eligible for more than one criterion.