Table 1 Potential controlling variables included in the analysis
Variable | Categories/unit |
|---|---|
Gender | Male, female |
Highest academic qualifications | Below degree level and Degree level or above |
Family history of diabetes | No family history of diabetes and Family history of diabetes |
Employment status | Not employed and Employed |
Presence of long-term conditions (LTCs) associated with both mental health (ie. tiredness/fatigue, insomnia, anxiety/nervousness, depression, memory problems) or physical health (diabetes, breathing problems, hypertension, heart disease, osteoarthritis, stroke, cancer) | Less than 3 mental health/physical health conditions reported and 3 or more mental health/physical health conditions reported |
Smoking status | Never smoked/ ex-smoker, and Daily/occasional smoker |
Age | Years |
Index of multiple deprivation (IMD) score | Score |
Time spent in physical exercise (including, for example, swimming, cycling, gym workout, playing football) in week preceding data collection | Hours |
Time spent walking in week preceding data collection | Hours |
Number of visits to a healthcare professional (including, for example, GP, nurse, physiotherapist, psychologist, social worker etc.) in previous 3 months | Count |
Time off work due to sickness in previous 3 months | Days |
Visits to hospital as outpatient in previous 3 months | Count |
Visits to hospital as day case in previous 3 months | Count |
Nights spent in hospital as inpatient in previous 3 months | Count |