Table 2.
Baseline patient sociodemographic and clinical information of the intervention and control groups (mean and range unless otherwise stated)
| Intervention | Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic profile | ||
| Number | 95 | 80 |
| Age (years) | 66 (39–82) | 62 (42–87) |
| Male (%) | 50 (52%) | 46 (57%) |
| Duration of education (years) (SD) | 12.22 (4.83) (8–45*) | 11.49 (2.74) (2–22) |
| Ethnicity white (%) | 85 (89.5%) | 71 (88.8%) |
| Clinical profile | ||
| Duration of diabetes (years) (SD) | 8.4 (4.1) (1–25) | 7.07 (3.83) (1–16) |
| HbA1c (IFCC HbA1c mmol/mol) in past 12 months (%) (SD) | 8.6 {70} (1.9) | 8.8 {73} (0.98) |
| (7.4–13.1) {57–120} | (7.5–11.5) {58–102} | |
| Number with diabetic complications (%) | ||
| Coronary heart disease | 29/93 (31.1) | 13/80 (16.2) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 3/93 (3.22) | 3/80 (3.75) |
| Stroke | 8/93 (8.6) | 5/80 (6.25) |
| Retinopathy | 20/93 (21.5) | 10/80 (12.5) |
| Nephropathy | 5/93 (5.37) | 10/80 (12.5) |
| Neuropathy | 5/93 (5.37) | 3/80 (3.75) |
| Number with comorbidities (%) | ||
| Hypertension | 58/93 (62.3) | 43/80 (53.75) |
| Dyslipidaemia | 52/93 (55.9) | 38/80 (47.5) |
| Health service utilisation | ||
| Number of diabetes-related visits to the general practice in the past 6 months (SD) | ||
| General practitioners | 0.92 (1.13) (0–5) | 1.41 (1.68) (0–11) |
| Nurse | 2.15 (1.84) | 1.89 (1.36) |
| Number of diabetes-related visits to the hospital in the past 6 months (SD) | 0.51 (0.87) | 0.45 (0.67) |
| Length of consultation (min) | 15.31 (2–39) | 16.95 (5–45) |
*Self-report (this figure includes self-taught continuing education outwith a formal educational programme).