Table 1 Background factors of respondents in the study sample, across age groups (%)
Characteristic | Age 27–54 n = 341 | Age 55–64 n = 1019 | Age ≥ 65 n = 1270 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | ||
Sex | ||||
 Men | 58.4 | 56.9 | 54.7 | ns. |
 Women | 41.6 | 43.1 | 45.3 |  |
Professional education | ||||
 Upper secondary education (vocational school) or less | 50.7 | 57.2 | 62.2 | *** |
 Higher education (college, polytechnic, university) | 49.3 | 42.8 | 37.8 |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 21.2 | 11.5 | 4.8 | *** |
 Married/cohabiting | 60.2 | 68.0 | 68.3 |  |
 Widowed/divorced | 18.6 | 20.5 | 26.8 |  |
Duration of diabetes | ||||
 1–3 years | 32.2 | 20.3 | 15.7 | *** |
 4–10 years | 50.8 | 57.0 | 50.5 |  |
 More than 10 years | 17.0 | 22.7 | 33.9 |  |
Medication | ||||
 Oral drugs only | 64.1 | 73.8 | 77.8 | *** |
 Oral drugs + insulin/insulin only | 33.1 | 24.7 | 21.6 |  |
 Other (e.g. GLP-1 analog) | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 |  |
Service provider responsible for care of diabetes: | ||||
 Municipal healthcare centre | 58.9 | 65.2 | 91.4 | *** |
 Occupational healthcare service | 38.9 | 29.5 | 4.4 |  |
 Private healthcare centre | 2.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 |  |