Characteristics | Participants (n = 32) |
---|---|
Mean age (mean; range) (years) | 55 (36-70) |
Gender | Â |
   Male | 12 (38%) |
   Female | 20 (62%) |
Educational level: | Â |
   None or primary education | 7 (22%) |
   Lower or general vocational education | 9 (28%) |
   Intermediate or higher general education or intermediate vocational training | 12 (38%) |
   Higher vocational college or university | 4 (12%) |
Ethnicity | Â |
South Asian Surinamese | 16 (50%) |
   African Surinamese | 16 (50%) |
Household composition | Â |
   Living alone | 10(31%) |
   Living with spouse | 6(19%) |
   Living with spouse and children | 9 (28%) |
   Living with children | 7 (22%) |
Religion | Â |
   Hindu | 14 (44%) |
   Christian | 11 (34%) |
   Muslim | 2 (6%) |
   Other | 3 (9%) |
   None | 2 (6%) |
Duration of residence in the Netherlands (mean; range) (years) | 29 (3-41) |
Duration of diabetes (mean; range) (years) | 9 (1-28) |
Current diabetes medication use | Â |
   None |  |
never started | 1(3%) |
stopped | 3(9%) |
   Oral medication | 22(69%) |
   Insulin | 6(19%) |