Table 2 Characteristics of patients grouped according to different levels of uncontrolled diabetes
Characteristic | HbA1c groupa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
8% to < 9% (n = 806) | ≥9% to < 12% (n = 684) | ≥12% (n = 106) | P value | |
Sex | 0.09 | |||
Men | 495 (61.4) | 426 (62.3) | 55 (51.9) | |
Women | 311 (38.6) | 258 (37.7) | 51 (48.1) | |
Age, y | 61.5 (52.9–67.9) | 55.9 (46.9–64.1) | 51.8 (39.0–59.0) | |
Age group, y | < 0.001 | |||
18–30 | 12 (1.5) | 28 (4.1) | 8 (7.5) | |
31–50 | 146 (18.1) | 184 (26.9) | 39 (36.8) | |
51–65 | 355 (44.0) | 316 (46.2) | 51 (48.1) | |
66–75 | 293 (36.4) | 156 (22.8) | 8 (7.5) | |
Race | < 0.001 | |||
Asian | 32 (4.0) | 33 (4.8) | 8 (7.5) | |
Black | 51 (6.3) | 59 (8.6) | 20 (18.9) | |
White | 670 (83.1) | 525 (76.8) | 67 (63.2) | |
Otherb | 4 (0.5) | 9 (1.3) | 1 (0.9) | |
Unknown | 49 (6.1) | 58 (8.5) | 10 (9.4) | |
Ethnicity | 0.001 | |||
Hispanic | 35 (4.3) | 56 (8.2) | 11 (10.4) | |
Non-Hispanic | 762 (94.5) | 614 (89.8) | 89 (83.9) | |
Unknown | 9 (1.1) | 14 (2.0) | 6 (5.7) | |
Marital status | < 0.001 | |||
Married/partner | 536 (66.5) | 416 (60.8) | 43 (40.6) | |
Single (unmarried, widowed, divorced) | 270 (33.5) | 268 (39.2) | 63 (59.4) | |
BMIc categories | 0.01 | |||
Underweight (< 18) | 0 | 1 (0.1) | 3 (2.8) | |
Normal (18 to < 25) | 67 (8.3) | 55 (8.0) | 15 (14.2) | |
Overweight (25 to < 30) | 172 (21.3) | 161 (23.5) | 23 (21.7) | |
Obese (≥30) | 563 (69.9) | 465 (68.0) | 65 (61.3) | |
Unknown | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | 0 | |
Most recent HbA1c result, % | 8.3 (8.1–8.6) | 9.9 (9.3–10.6) | 13.2 (12.4–13.9) | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index score | 4 (3–6) | 3 (2–6) | 3 (1–5) | |