Table 4 Baseline characteristics of 258 matched pairs (in scheme or not applied throughout)
Baseline characteristics | Case | Referent | p= | ORa | 95 % CIa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
men: mean (SD) | 58.1 (7.9) | 54.4 (8.8) | 0.87 | 0.98 | 0.93–1.03 |
women: mean (SD) | 59.1 (7.2) | 59.4 (6.6) | 0.62 | 0.99 | 0.95–1.03 |
Years since diagnosisb | |||||
men: mean (SD) | 6.2 (5.8) | 4.8 (5.8) | 0.16 | 1.02 | 0.95–1.09 |
women: mean (SD) | 6.9 (5.2) | 4.5 (3.9) | 0.00 | 1.10 | 1.04–1.17 |
Body mass index | |||||
men: mean (SD) | 26.0 (4.4) | 24.8 (3.2) | 0.06 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.01 |
women: mean (SD) | 25.8 (4.0) | 25.2 (3.6) | 0.10 | 1.06 | 1.00–1.13 |
Use of insulin | |||||
Men: % | 22.4 | 6.6 | 0.00 | 4.43 | 1.30–15.13 |
Women: % | 26.4 | 2.2 | 0.00 | 15.16 | 4.45–51.67 |
Smoker now | |||||
Men: % | 42.1 | 42.1 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.51–2.12 |
Women: % | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.72 | 0.60 | 0.05–4.30 |
Alcohol now | |||||
Men: % | 26.3 | 40.8 | 0.08 | 0.61 | 0.28–1.31 |
Women: % | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.07–1.33 |
Working for money | |||||
Men: % | 42.1 | 43.4 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 0.57–3.02 |
Women: % | 7.7 | 12.6 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 0.23–1.23 |
Family income ‘lower than most’ | |||||
Men: % | 56.6 | 47.4 | 0.33 | 1.60 | 0.76–3.35 |
Women: % | 55.5 | 61.0 | 0.34 | 0.64 | 0.39–1.04 |
Very low literacy | |||||
Men: % | 22.4 | 18.4 | 0.69 | 1.35 | 0.55–3.27 |
Women: % | 67.0 | 73.6 | 0.21 | 0.88 | 0.51–1.52 |
N | |||||
Men | 76 | 76 | – | – | – |
women | 182 | 182 | – | – | – |