Table 1.
Demographic information from sample of 300 participants
| % (n) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 64.3 (193) |
| Female | 35.7 (107) |
| Age | Mean: 65 years (range: 20–93 years) |
| Condition | |
| Diabetes | 19.3 (58) |
| CHD | 40.0 (120) |
| Both | 40.7 (122) |
| Number of conditions | |
| 1 | 16.3 (49) |
| 2 | 31.0 (93) |
| 3 | 27.7 (83) |
| 4 | 14.3 (43) |
| Five or more | 10.7 (32) |
| Length of time since diagnosis | |
| 0–5 years | 27.3 (82) |
| 5–10 years | 27.0 (81) |
| 10+ years | 45.7 (137) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 86.4 (259) |
| Black (African or Caribbean) | 3.7 (11) |
| Asian (Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi) | 8.0 (24) |
| Chinese | 0.3 (1) |
| Other ethnic origin | 1.6 (5) |
| Home ownership | |
| Owns outright or owns mortgaged | 62.3 (187) |
| Rents | 37.7 (113) |
| Pet ownership | |
| 0 | 81.3 (244) |
| 1 | 16.7 (50) |
| 2 | 1.3 (4) |
| 4 | 0.7 (2) |
| Type of pet ownership | |
| Dog | 53.0 (35) |
| Cat | 30.3 (20) |
| Budgie/parrot | 10.6 (7) |
| Fish | 4.5 (3) |
| Bearded dragon | 1.5 (1) |