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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 134)

From: Understanding type 2 diabetes mellitus screening practices among primary care physicians: a qualitative chart-stimulated recall study

Characteristics

Screened for T2DM (n = 71)

Not screened for T2DM (n = 63)

p-valuea

 

Mean (SD) or n (%)

 

Age (years)

57.5 (9.6)

61.4 (12.2)

0.041

BMI (kg/m2)

31.4 (6.6)

28.6 (5.7)

0.012

Female

34 (47.9)

39 (61.9)

0.10

Raceb

 White

57 (80.3)

57 (90.5)

0.23

 Black

7 (9.9)

2 (3.2)

 Asian

3 (4.2)

1 (1.6)

Hispanic ethnicityc

3 (4.23)

1 (1.6)

0.37

Visit typed

 Health maintenance examination

48 (67.6)

19 (30.2)

<0.001

 Return visit

23 (32.4)

44 (69.8)

Comorbiditiese

 Hyperlipidemia

38 (53.2)

25 (39.7)

0.11

 Hypertension

28 (39.4)

21 (33.3)

0.46

 Cardiovascular disease

3 (4.2)

3 (4.8)

0.88

 Prediabetesf

15 (21.1)

2 (3.2)

0.002

  1. a p-values were derived using logistic regression for continuous variables and Chi-squared test for categorical variables
  2. bRace was listed in the EHR as “other” or “not reported” for 6 patients (4.5%)
  3. cEthnicity was listed in the EHR as “unknown” or “not reported” for 12 patients (9.0%)
  4. d“Return visits” refer to problem-focused visits that range from 15 to 30 min in duration. “Health maintenance examinations” refer to prevention-focused visits that range from 40 to 45 min in duration
  5. eThe list of co-morbidities was selected based on the American Diabetes Association’s criteria for screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus. There were no patients in our sample who had a documented history of 2 other ADA criteria for screening: polycystic ovarian syndrome and gestational diabetes mellitus
  6. fPatients were classified as having prediabetes if they had one or more of the following diagnoses listed on their EHR problem list: prediabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose, or borderline diabetes