Table 1 The characteristics of the study sample.
| Â | Ethnic Intervention (n = 59) | Ethnic Control (n = 59) | White control (n = 27) | Total (n = 145) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 28 (47.5) | 33 (56) | 13 (48) | 74 (51) | 0.61 |
Female | 31 (52.5) | 26 (44) | 14 (52) | 71 (49) | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 57.8 (12.7) | 59.2 (11.3) | 58 (13.8) | 58.4 (12.3) | 0.81 |
Range | 36–93 | 31–90 | 33–78 | 31–93 |  |
Duration of Diabetes (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 7.9 (6.6) | 10.1 (8.4) | 6.2 (5.7) | 8.5 (7.4) | 0.06 |
Range | 1–29 | 1–33 | 1–20 | 1–33 |  |
Years of Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 6.6 (5.1) | 6.7 (5.1) | 8.5 (2.3) | 7.0 (4.7) | 0.17 |
Range | 0–16 | 0–18 | 5–14 | 0–18 |  |
Reading Ability | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 15 (25.4) | 16 (27) | ------ | 31 (21) | 0.01 |
Any language | 44 (74.6) | 43 (73) | 27 (100) | 114 (79) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 46 (78) | 52 (88) | 17 (63) | 115 (79) | 0.03 |
Never married/Separated/divorced/Widowed | 13 (22) | 7 (12) | 10 (37) | 30 (21) | Â |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Employed | 12 (20) | 15 (25) | 8 (30) | 35 (24) | 0.61 |
Unemployed/Retired/housewife | 47 (80) | 44 (75) | 19 (70) | 110 (76) | Â |
Preparing Meal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cook for self | 18 (30.5) | 21 (36) | 13 (48) | 52 (36) | 0.28 |
Cook by others | 41 (69.5) | 38 (64) | 14 (52) | 93 (64) | Â |