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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: The effects of a web-based decision aid on the intention to diagnostic self-testing for cholesterol and diabetes: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Cholesterol

 

Overall

Control

Intervention

Test-value [df]

N

457

240

217

 

Age

Mean

44,2

43.6

44.8

F = 0.92 [1] ns

(SD)

(12,9)

(12.5)

(13.4)

 

[Range]

[21;88]

[21–74]

[21–88]

 

Gender

Male% (N)

37.0% (169)

36.7% (88)

37.3% (81)

χ 2 = 0.02 [1] ns

Female% (N)

63.0% (288)

63.3% (152)

62.7% (136)

 

Level of educationa

Low% (N)

17.1% (78)

15.4% (37)

18.9% (41)

χ 2 = 1.12 [2] ns

Middle% (N)

39.2% (179)

39.2% (94)

39.2% (85)

 
 

High% (N)

43.7% (200)

45.4% (109)

41.9% (91)

 

Characteristics

Diabetes

 

Overall

Control

Intervention

Test-value [df]

N

465

241

224

 

Age

Mean

44.6

45.3

43.9

F = 1.48 [1] ns

(SD)

(12.8)

(13.3)

(12.1)

 

[Range]

[18–84]

[18–84]

[19–74]

 

Gender

Male% (N)

38.5% (179)

36.1% (87)

41.1% (92)

χ 2 = 1.21 [1] ns

Female% (N)

61.5% (286)

63.9% (154)

58.9% (132)

 

Level of educationa

Low% (N)

23.0% (107)

25.7% (62)

20.1% (45)

χ 2 = 2.36 [2] ns

Middle% (N)

39,4% (183)

39.0% (94)

39.7% (89)

 
 

High% (N)

37.6% (175)

35.3% (85)

40.2% (90)

 
  1. Note: aLow = primary and secondary school, Intermediate = intermediate vocational education, High = higher vocational education and university.