Table 1 Patient characteristics at enrollment by initial food security status
Characteristics | Total N (%) | Food secure N (%) | Food insecure N (%) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of patients | 336 | 149 (44.4) | 187 (55.7) | |
Current age (years) − Mean±s.d. | 51.8±10.9 | 52.1±11.5 | 51.5±10.5 | 0.579 |
Female gender | 188 (56.0) | 75 (50.3) | 113 (60.4) | 0.064 |
BMI (kg/m2) − Mean±s.d. | 32.5±7.5 | 31.8±6.5 | 33.1±8.1 | 0.104 |
Obese (BMI≥30) | 186 (57.2) | 76 (52.4) | 110 (61.1) | 0.115 |
Race, ethnicity and language | ||||
African-American non-Hispanic | 90 (26.8) | 37 (24.8) | 53 (28.3) | 0.346 |
White non-Hispanic | 29 (8.6) | 9 (6.0) | 20 (10.7) | |
Hispanic-Spanish | 167 (49.7) | 76 (51.0) | 91 (48.7) | |
Hispanic-English | 32 (9.5) | 17 (11.4) | 15 (8.0) | |
Other | 18 (5.4) | 10 (6.7) | 8 (4.3) | |
Age at diagnosis (years) − Mean±s.d. | 44.3±11.1 | 45.4±11.9 | 43.4±10.5 | 0.119 |
Years since diagnosis − Median (Q1, Q3) | 5.5 (1.0, 11.0) | 5.0 (1.0, 10.0) | 6.5 (1.0, 12.0) | 0.031 |
Tobacco use | 48 (14.3) | 15 (10.1) | 33 (17.7) | 0.049 |
Systolic blood pressure − Mean±s.d. | 133.5±19.9 | 133.8±19.4 | 133.2±20.4 | 0.807 |
Diastolic blood pressure − Mean±s.d. | 81.7±11.9 | 82.4±12.3 | 81.2±11.5 | 0.392 |
Physical activity | 227 (67.6) | 100 (67.1) | 127 (67.9) | 0.876 |
Sum hours per week − Median (Q1, Q3) | 3.0 (2.2, 7.0) | 2.5 (2.0, 7.0) | 3.0 (2.5, 7.0) | 0.304 |
HgbA1c − Mean±s.d. | 8.87±2.37 | 8.56±2.35 | 9.11±2.37 | 0.036 |
<7% | 85 (25.3) | 48 (32.2) | 37 (19.8) | 0.009 |
LDL − Mean±s.d. | 102.4±35.8 | 99.4±32.9 | 104.8±37.9 | 0.207 |
Microalbumin − Median (Q1, Q3) | 11.0 (5.0, 42.0) | 9.0 (5.0, 38.0) | 12.5 (5.0, 43.0) | 0.158 |
Metformin | 272 (81.0) | 123 (82.6) | 149 (79.7) | 0.506 |
Statins | 165 (49.1) | 75 (50.3) | 90 (48.1) | 0.688 |
Insulin | 101 (30.1) | 34 (22.8) | 67 (35.8) | 0.010 |
Number of A1c measurements during the study period – Median (Q1, Q3) | 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) | 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) | 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) | 0.607 |
