Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the sample stratified by sex
|
Sex |
Total (n = 302) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 119) | Female (n = 183) | ||
|
Age in years (mean; sd) (p > .05) |
55.4; 11.8 |
52.9; 10.9 |
53.9; 11.3 |
|
Education (%)(p < .001) |
|
|
|
| no school education |
8.5 |
37.4 |
26.1 |
| primary school education |
47.9 |
41.2 |
43.8 |
| secondary school education |
11.1 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
| high school or university education |
32.5 |
15.9 |
22.4 |
|
Diseases (%) (p < .05) |
|
|
|
| Diabetes |
58.5 |
64.5 |
62.1 |
| Cardiovascular disease |
27.1 |
16.4 |
20.6 |
| Diabetes and cardiovascular disease |
14.4 |
19.1 |
17.3 |
| Duration of disease treatment in years (mean; sd) (p > .05) | 8.9; 6.6 | 8.7; 6.7 | 8.8; 6.6 |
sd: standard deviation.