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. 2012 Oct 31;12:933. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-933

Table 4.

Participant demographics and T2DM status at baseline by group and T3 follow-up status

 
 
Waitlisted group N=49
Active group N=51
    Followed-up N=30% (95% CI) LTF at T3 N=19% (95% CI) Followed-up N=29% (95% CI) LTF at T3 N=22% (95% CI)
Employment
unemployed
20.0 (5–35)
15.8 (0–34)
17.2 (3–32)
50.0 (27–73)
 
Part time
26.7 (10–43)
15.8 (0–34)
20.7 (5–36)
13.6 (0–29)
 
Full time
53.3 (34–72)
63.2 (39–87)
58.6 (40–78)
36.4 (15–58)
 
Unanswered

5.3 (0–16)
3.4 (0–11)

Education
< year 12
20.0 (5–35)
36.8 (13–61)
24.1 (8–41)
18.2 (1–36)
 
Year 12
10.0 (0–21)
5.3 (0–16)
10.3 (0–22)
18.2 (1–36)
 
TAFE
26.6 (10–43)

27.6 (10–45)
40.9 (19–63)
 
University
23.3 (7–39)
26.3 (5–48)
24.1 (8–41)
9.1 (0–2)
 
Unanswered
20.0 (5–35)
31.6 (9–55)
13.8 (0–27)
13.6 (0–29)
Income
<$40,000
16.0 (1–31)
35.7 (7–64)
8.3 (0–20)
12.5 (0–31)
 
$40,000-$60,000
32.0 (12–52)
28.6 (2–56)
29.2 (10–49)
37.5 (11–64)
 
$60,000
28.0 (9–47)

50.0 (28–72)
31.2 (6–57)
 
Unanswered
24.0 (6–42)
35.7 (7–64)
12.5 (0–27)
19.0 (0–40)
No. of adults in the household
1
30.0 (13–47)
32 (9–55)
27.6 (10–45)
22.7 (4–42)
 
2
16.7 (3–31)
21.1 (9–41)
41.4 (22–60)
36.4 (15–58)
 
3
26.7 (10–43)
5.3 (0–16)
13.8 (0–27)
18.0 (1–36)
 
≥4
6.7 (0–16)
16.0 (0–34)
6.9 (0–17)

 
Unanswered
20.0 (5–35)
26.3 (5–48)
10.3 (0–22)
22.7 (4–42)
No. of children in the household
0
20.0 (5–35)
26.3 (5–48)
37.9 (19–57)
54.5 (32–77)
 
1
16.7 (3–31)
21.0 (1–41)
17.2 (3–32)

 
2
20.0 (5–35)
15.8 (0–34)
17.2 (3–32)
4.5 (0–14)
 
3
16.7 (3–31)
10.5 (0–26)
13.8 (0–27)
9.1 (0–22)
 
≥4
6.7 (0–16)
10.5 (0–26)
3.4 (0–11)
9.1 (0–22)
 
Unanswered
20.0 (5–35)
15.8 (0–34)
10.3 (0–22)
22.7 (4–42)
Diabetes*
Diabetic
26.7 (10–43)
21.1 (2–40)
17.2 (3–32)
13.6 (1–29)
  non-diabetes 73.3 (57–89) 78.9 (60–98) 82.8 (68–97) 86.4 (71–101)

Questions that a participant left blank or the response could not be interpreted have been coded as “unanswered”.* Diabetes was defined by self-reported diagnosis, self-reported prescription of T2DM medications or fasting glucose > 7.0 mmol/L at T1, in accordance with the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria [17].

Abbreviations: TAFE = “Technical And Further Education” or vocational studies; LTF = lost to follow-up.