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. 2013 Apr 22;13:377. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-377

Table 1.

Percentage of distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of individuals with diabetes and control individuals by disease duration

 
Disease duration
 
1 year
8 years
15 years
24 years
 
(2008 cohort)
(1999 cohort)
(1992 cohort)
(1983 cohort)
 
Individuals with diabetes
Control individuals
Individuals with diabetes
Control individuals
Individuals with diabetes
Control individuals
Individuals with diabetes
Control individuals
 
n = 141
n = 247
n = 208
n = 381
n = 225
n = 419
n = 265
n = 517
  % % % % % % % %
Age (year)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16-24
45.4
44.1
6.7
6.0
-
-
-
-
25-34
45.4
47.0
40.4
39.9
20.0
22.2
-
-
35-44
9.2
8.9
52.9
54.1
50.2
48.0
18.1
18.3
45-54
-
-
-
-
29.8
29.8
50.6
48.5
55+
-
-
-
-
-
-
31.3
33.2
Age (years, mean)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women
25.6
26.9
34.5
34.4
40.7
40.2
49.8
50.2
Men
26.1
25.5
33.7
34.2
40.2
40.1
49.7
49.7
Sex
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women
37.6
40.9
45.2
44.1
41.8
41.1
42.3
39.1
Level of education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Primary school or lower
71.0
56.3*
55.8
50.5
65.9
59.6
67.6
61.9
Secondary school or higher
29.0
43.7
44.2
49.5
34.1
40.4
32.4
38.1
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Married or cohabiting
40.3
51.0*
70.2
78.7*
74.7
75.2
74.3
75.6
Not married or cohabiting 59.7 49.0 29.8 21.3 25.3 24.8 25.7 24.4

Age at the end of the year when the respondents received the questionnaire, i.e. 2009 for the 2008 cohort followed-up 1 year after diagnosis and 2007 for the 1983, 1992 and 1999 cohorts followed-up 8, 15 and 24 years after diagnosis.

* Significant differences were found in comparisons between patients with diabetes and control individuals with 95% significance level.