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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Educ. 2008;34(3):501–510. doi: 10.1177/0145721708316946

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics (N = 185)

Characteristic Value
Age, y 58.9 ± 12.2
Gender, %
 Female 64.9
Body mass index 34.9 ± 7.6
Diagnosed diabetes, y 9.29 ± 8.3
 Median (IQR) 6.0 (12.0)
A1c 7.8 ± 1.8
Diabetes treatment, %
 Insulin only 13.5
 Tablets only 57.3
 Combined insulin + tablets 16.2
 Diet only 13.0
Educational attainment, y 12.3 ± 3.0
Employed, % 45.4
Annual household income,a %
 <$10 000 13.5
 $10 000–$29 000 20.0
 $30 000–$49 000 12.4
 $50 000–$69 000 6.5
 >$70 000 7.6
 Unknown 40.0

Values are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. IQR, interquartile range.

a

n = 74 (40%) of the sample elected not to provide income data.