Table 2.

Characteristics of the Combined Sample of 674 Patients Sampled Across 25 SCOPE Practices, Along with Summaries of Subpopulations of Patients Within Each Weight Category as Well as of Patients with Diabetes (Regardless of Weight Status)

Patient CharacteristicOverall (n = 674)Normal (n = 183)Overweight (n = 218)Obese (n = 273)Diabetic (n = 196)
Age*64.1 (10.1)64.21 (11.5)66.0 (10.3)62.5 (8.6)64.9 (10.0)
Sex (male)267 (39.6)58 (31.7)108 (49.5)101 (37.0)89 (45.4)
Race
    White471 (69.9)142 (77.6)148 (67.9)181 (66.3)105 (53.6)
    Black121 (18.0)18 (9.8)40 (18.4)63 (23.1)59 (30.1)
    Hispanic46 (6.8)6 (3.3)22 (10.1)18 (6.6)16 (8.2)
    Other32 (4.8)16 (8.7)6 (2.8)10 (3.7)12 (6.1)
    Unknown4 (0.6)1 (0.6)2 (0.9)1 (0.4)4 (2.0)
Education
    <High school72 (10.7)14 (7.7)22 (10.1)36 (13.2)33 (16.8)
    High school or some college326 (48.4)71 (38.8)106 (48.6)149 (54.6)101 (51.5)
    College or graduate school273 (40.5)97 (53.0)90 (41.3)86 (31.5)60 (30.6)
    Unknown3 (0.5)1 (0.6)0 (0)2 (0.7)2 (1.0)
Marital status
    Married424 (62.9)114 (62.3)150 (68.8)160 (58.6)111 (56.6)
    Not married250 (37.1)69 (37.7)68 (31.2)113 (41.4)85 (43.4)
Insurance status
    Medicare257 (38.1)68 (37.2)88 (40.4)101 (37.0)84 (42.9)
    Medicaid33 (4.9)5 (2.7)11 (5.1)17 (6.2)13 (6.6)
    Private317 (47.0)97 (53.0)99 (45.4)121 (44.3)74 (37.8)
    Other30 (4.5)7 (3.83.0)9 (4.1)14 (5.1)7 (3.6)
    None29 (4.3)4 (2.2)10 (4.6)15 (5.5)18 (9.2)
    Unknown8 (1.2)2 (1.1)1 (0.5)5 (1.8)0 (0)
Global health*2.29 (0.61)2.16 (0.62)2.26 (0.64)2.41 (0.55)2.54 (0.54)
Physical health*2.34 (0.63)2.16 (0.66)2.30 (0.64)2.50 (0.57)2.65 (0.54)
Emotional health*2.14 (0.66)2.11 (0.61)2.06 (0.69)2.22 (0.66)2.30 (0.67)
Visits during past 2 years (n)*7.57 (5.29)6.64 (4.62)7.42 (4.77)8.32 (5.97)8.73 (5.94)
Diabetes assessment91 (46.4)
Diabetes treatment99 (50.5)
At least 2 out of 3 diabetes outcomes at target84 (42.9)
Received diet or weight loss counseling118 (53.4)212 (77.7)137 (69.90)
Received physical activity counseling127 (57.5)191 (70.0)137 (69.90)
  • Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • * Data presented as mean (SD).

  • –, these n (%) are not provided as these services or targets are not recommended per guidelines for these groups of patients.