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. 2009 Feb 3;2:3. doi: 10.1186/1757-1146-2-3

Table 1.

Characteristics of study population

Variable n = 96
Male sex (%) 76

Age (years) 64.49 (± 10.73)

Diabetes type (type 2%) 90

Diabetes duration (years) 15.89 (± 11.54)

Education (%)
Completed primary school 6.3
Undertook some secondary school 80.1
Completed secondary school* 6.3
Undertook some university 2.1
Completed undergraduate university degree 3.1
Completed postgraduate university degree 2.1

Living arrangement (%)
 Spouse/partner/friends 72
 Alone 28

History of foot pathology (%) 70

FCCS score 41.13 (± 10.71)

Preventative behaviour score 0.57 (± 0.14)

Potentially damaging behaviour score 0.20 (± 0.09)

Data are means (± standard deviations), unless otherwise stated

*In Australia, secondary school is generally completed at around 18 years of age, after 12 years of schooling.