Table 1—

Patient characteristics

Patient characteristicsResponded to survey (n = 363)Did not respond to survey (n = 268)Significance of difference (P value)
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (years) 64.1 ± 11.9 62.3 ± 12.9 0.065
Women 47.2 55.4 0.042
Education   0.222
Less than high school 10.3 14.7
Completed high school 25.9 27.2
Some college 31.8 32.1
Annual household income <$30,000 41.8 40.1 0.669 Medical characteristics Two or more chronic conditions (in addition to type 2 diabetes) 61.7 61.9 0.953 A1C 7.2 ± 1.1 7.3 ± 1.3 0.832 Total cholesterol 188.9 ± 38.4 193.8 ± 38.9 0.130 Cholesterol ratio (total to HDL) 4.3 ± 1.2 4.3 ± 1.1 0.925 Patient characteristicsResponded to survey (n = 363)Did not respond to survey (n = 268)Significance of difference (P value) Sociodemographic characteristics Age (years) 64.1 ± 11.9 62.3 ± 12.9 0.065 Women 47.2 55.4 0.042 Education 0.222 Less than high school 10.3 14.7 Completed high school 25.9 27.2 Some college 31.8 32.1 College graduate/grad school 32.0 26.0 Latino 10.3 13.6 0.208 Annual household income <$30,000 41.8 40.1 0.669