Table 1 Sample characteristics for individuals of the parallel survey components
People with diabetes (na = 1396) | People without diabetes (na = 2327) | |
|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 65.3 (13.8) | 49.6 (18.6) |
Sex (% female) | 49.9 | 51.7 |
Relationship status | ||
Married, living together with partner | 50.2 | 46.2 |
Married, living apart | 2.4 | 3.0 |
Single | 13.1 | 32.5 |
Divorced/separated | 10.5 | 9.1 |
Widowed/partner died | 23.7 | 8.9 |
Educational levelb | ||
Low | 46.8 | 30.7 |
Average/medium | 39.6 | 42.2 |
High | 13.5 | 26.9 |
Migration background | ||
No migration background | 88.4 | 80.3 |
Onesided (one parent was born in another country than Germany) | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Twosided (Both parents or individual itself plus one parent were born in another country than Germany) | 6.6 | 14.7 |
Living area | ||
< 20.000 citizen | 43.6 | 41.5 |
≥ 20.000 citizen | 43.0 | 47.2 |
Diabetes type (self-reported) | ||
Type 1 | 14.0 | |
Type 2 | 79.2 | |
Others | 1.3 | |
Diabetes duration (years), mean (SD) | 14.7 (11.0) | |
Current treatmentc | ||
Glucose-lowering tablets | 61.5 | |
Insulin | 50.2 | |
Other glucose-lowering medicine being injected | 4.9 | |
Diet/healthy nutrition | 58.0 | |
Physical activity/sports | 52.9 | |
No treatment | 0.6 | |
Diabetes related complications | ||
No complication | 58.4 | |
One or more of the requested complicationsd | 34.7 | |
Other complications than requested | 2.4 | |
Comorbiditiese | ||
No comorbidities | 57.7 | |
One or more comorbidities | 41.1 | |
BMI in kg/m2, mean (SD) | 30.2 (6.0) | 25.6 (4.6) |