Table 1.
No | Characteristics of participants |
CBIA-DM |
Normal care |
DM-Club |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
1 |
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
− Male |
13 |
43 |
10 |
33 |
12 |
40 |
|
− Female |
17 |
57 |
20 |
67 |
18 |
60 |
2 |
Average age (years old) |
55.3 (39 – 68) |
56.4 (39–67) |
58.3 (41–75) |
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3 |
Level of education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
− Elementary school |
4 |
13 |
4 |
14 |
3 |
10 |
|
− High school |
14 |
47 |
16 |
53 |
16 |
53 |
|
− University |
12 |
40 |
10 |
33 |
11 |
37 |
4 |
Employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
− Employee |
9 |
30 |
22 |
74 |
4 |
13 |
|
− Employer |
9 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
|
− Unemployed |
10 |
33 |
7 |
23 |
11 |
37 |
|
− Pensioner |
2 |
7 |
- |
- |
10 |
33 |
5 |
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
− Single |
2 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
|
− Married |
25 |
83 |
23 |
76 |
24 |
80 |
|
− Widow/widower |
3 |
10 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
17 |
6 |
Duration of illness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
− < 5 years |
7 |
23 |
7 |
23 |
13 |
43 |
|
− 5 – 10 years |
15 |
50 |
16 |
53 |
10 |
33 |
|
− 11 – 16 years |
5 |
17 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
17 |
− > 16 years | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 |