Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with diabetes and uncontrolled diabetes receiving care at a mobile medical clinics in Southern California between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019
From: Factors associated with mobile medical clinic use: a retrospective cohort study
Variables | Diabetes Yesa | Uncontrolledb Hemoglobin A1c ≥ 6.5 |
|---|---|---|
TOTAL SAMPLE* | 117 (28.5) | 69 (59.0) |
Predisposing variables | ||
Gender/Sex | ||
Female | 80 (68.4) | 47 (68.1) |
Male | 37 (31.6) | 22 (31.9) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic | 96 (82.1) | 57 (82.6) |
African American | 3 (2.6) | 1 (1.4) |
White | 6 (5.1) | 3 (4.3) |
Unspecified | 12 (10.3) | 8 (11.6) |
Age | ||
25–35 | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
36 -45 | 22 (18.8) | 14 (20.3) |
46–55 | 28 (23.9) | 13 (18.8) |
56–65 | 49 (41.9) | 31 (44.9) |
66 + | 17 (14.5) | 11 (15.9) |
Mean (SD) | 55.54 (10.0) | 56.41(10.3) |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 67 (57.3) | 39 (56.5) |
Single | 28 (23.9) | 14 (20.3) |
Unknown | 22 (18.8) | 16 (23.2) |
Enabling variables | ||
Insurance Status | ||
Uninsured | 60 (51.3) | 41 (59.4) |
Unknown | 53 (45.3) | 25 (36.2) |
Other | 4 (3.4) | 3 (4.3) |
Housing Status | ||
Housed | 117 (100.0) | 69 (100.0) |
Homeless | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Clinic Location | ||
Ontario | 46 (39.3) | 28 (40.6) |
Fontana | 44 (37.6) | 29 (42.0) |
Muscoy | 20 (17.1) | 9 (13.0) |
San Bernardino | 7 (6.0) | 3 (4.3) |
Need variables | ||
Chronic Illness | ||
Hypertension | 82 (70.1) | 50 (72.5) |
Diabetes | 117 (100.0) | 69 (100.0) |
Other Medical Conditions | ||
Obesity | 32 (27.4) | 21 (30.4) |
Depression | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.4) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score | ||
0 | 9 (7.7) | 2 (2.9) |
1 | 30 (25.6) | 18 (26.1) |
2 | 37 (31.6) | 23 (33.3) |
3 | 30 (25.6) | 20 (29.0) |
4 + | 11 (9.4) | 6 (8.7) |