Patient and provider characteristics at baseline
| . | DEMS providers . | Providers not using DEMS . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | |||
| Age (years) | 68.9 (25.6–92.4) | 71.8 (22.1–99.2) | 0.002 |
| Male sex (%) | 44.2 | 40.1 | 0.43 |
| SF-36 physical composite score | 37.66 (12.85–63.97) | 37.8 (12.1–59.7) | 0.98 |
| SF-36 mental composite score | 53.44 (12.17–68.66) | 54.2 (17.7–70.5) | 0.61 |
| Treatment of diabetes | 0.70 | ||
| Diet only | 64 (16) | 32 (15) | |
| Oral agent only | 182 (46) | 87 (42) | |
| Oral agent and insulin | 16 (4) | 11 (5) | |
| Insulin only | 137 (34) | 78 (38) | |
| Providers | |||
| Male sex (%) | 78.6 | 88.6 | 0.37 |
| Family medicine/Internal | |||
| medicine (%) | 57.1/42.9 | 61.4/38.6 | 1.00 |
| Years in practice | 11.5 (3–40) | 17 (6–41) | 0.07 |
| Number of patients with diabetes | |||
| per provider | 126.5 (33–265) | 82.5 (1–241) | 0.91 |
| . | DEMS providers . | Providers not using DEMS . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | |||
| Age (years) | 68.9 (25.6–92.4) | 71.8 (22.1–99.2) | 0.002 |
| Male sex (%) | 44.2 | 40.1 | 0.43 |
| SF-36 physical composite score | 37.66 (12.85–63.97) | 37.8 (12.1–59.7) | 0.98 |
| SF-36 mental composite score | 53.44 (12.17–68.66) | 54.2 (17.7–70.5) | 0.61 |
| Treatment of diabetes | 0.70 | ||
| Diet only | 64 (16) | 32 (15) | |
| Oral agent only | 182 (46) | 87 (42) | |
| Oral agent and insulin | 16 (4) | 11 (5) | |
| Insulin only | 137 (34) | 78 (38) | |
| Providers | |||
| Male sex (%) | 78.6 | 88.6 | 0.37 |
| Family medicine/Internal | |||
| medicine (%) | 57.1/42.9 | 61.4/38.6 | 1.00 |
| Years in practice | 11.5 (3–40) | 17 (6–41) | 0.07 |
| Number of patients with diabetes | |||
| per provider | 126.5 (33–265) | 82.5 (1–241) | 0.91 |
Data are median (range) or n (%), unless otherwise indicated. SF-36, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36.