title: Baseline characteristics and Latino versus non-Latino contrasts among Bronx A1C study participants.
abstract: We describe baseline demographic and psychosocial characteristics of low-income, diverse diabetes adults enrolled in a telephonic intervention trial. Environment for the study was New York City (NYC) A1C Registry program. Baseline data were analyzed from 941 participants randomized to either telephonic/print or print-only intervention to improve glycemic control. Summary statistics for key variables were calculated; we highlight baseline contrasts between Latino and non-Latino participants. There were high proportions of Latino (67.7%) and non-Latino Black (28.0%) participants from South Bronx. Mean age was 56.3 years, almost 70.0% were foreign born, and 55.8% preferred Spanish language. Mean A1C was 9.2% and mean body mass index (BMI) 32.1 kg/m(2). There were significant contrasts between Latino and non-Latino participants for behavioral and psychosocial variables. This telephonic intervention study succeeded in randomizing a large number of low-income, diverse participants with poor diabetes control who are under-represented in studies. Latino versus non-Latino differences at baseline were striking.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA elizabeth.walker@einstein.yu.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lynn D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chamany
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Clyde B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Schechter
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jeidy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Teachers College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Basch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011584:Psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human
keywords: Latino; diabetes; self-management support; telephonic intervention