Table 1 Baseline characteristics (participants)
Control(n = 120) | Intervention(n = 120) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Result | n | Result | n | Result | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 115 | 60.5 ± 8.7 | 116 | 61.3 ± 9.3 | 231 | 60.9 ± 9.0 |
Sex (Male, %) | 120 | 62 (51.7) | 120 | 60 (50.0) | 240 | 122 (50.8) |
Metro/rural (metro, %) | 120 | 61 (50.8) | 120 | 59 (49.2) | 240 | 120 (50.0) |
Country of birth (Aust., %) | 113 | 72 (63.7) | 113 | 66 (58.4) | 226 | 138 (61.1) |
Language (English, %) | 113 | 104 (92.0) | 113 | 97 (85.8) | 226 | 201 (88.9) |
Ethnicity (count, %) | 112 | 110 | 222 | |||
Caucasian | 98 (87.5) | 92 (83.6) | 190 (85.6) | |||
South East Asian | 6 (5.4) | 9 (8.2) | 15 (6.8) | |||
Indian sub-continent | 4 (3.6) | 7 (6.4) | 11 (5.0) | |||
Other | 4 (3.6) | 2 (1.8) | 6 (2.7) | |||
Living arrangement (count, %) | 115 | 116 | 231 | |||
Single/no dependents | 31 (27.0) | 25 (21.6) | 56 (24.2) | |||
Single/with dependents | 9 (7.8) | 10 (8.6) | 19 (8.2) | |||
Married/no dependents | 44 (38.3) | 48 (41.4) | 92 (39.8) | |||
Married/with dependents | 29 (25.2) | 28 (24.1) | 57 (24.7) | |||
other | 2 (1.7) | 5 (4.3) | 7 (3.0) | |||
Employment (working, %) | 113 | 50 (44.3) | 113 | 41 (36.3) | 226 | 91 (40.3) |
Smoking status (count, %) | 109 | 110 | 219 | |||
Current | 6 (5.5) | 12 (10.9) | 18 (8.2) | |||
Previous | 42 (38.5) | 43 (39.1) | 85 (38.8) | |||
Never | 61 (56.0) | 55 (50.0) | 116 (53.0) | |||
Median age at diagnosis | 54 yr. (IQR: 46–60) | 54 yr. (IQR: 46–60) | 54 yr. (IQR:46–40) | |||
Median duration of diabetes | 7 yr. (IQR 3.3-10) | 9 yr. (IQR: 5–12) | 8 yr. (IQR: 4.5–10) | |||