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. 2014 Sep 20;15:157. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-157

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

T1 T2 T3
valid n n (%) valid n n (%) valid n n (%)
N 3222 1823 1867
Gender 3222 1823 1867
Female 681 (21.1) 380 (20.8) 382 (20.5)
Male 2541 (78.9) 1443 (79.2) 1485 (79.5)
Insulin Dependent 3222 1467 (45.0) 1823 869 (47.7%) 1867 924 (49.5)
Critical Blood
Glucose Level 2458 1065 (32.6) 258 155 (60.1) 239 126 (52.7)
(HbA1c >7.0%)
Depressive Symptoms WHO-5a 2876 1633 1665
<28 (indicates MDD) 546 (16.9) 269 (16.5) 320 (19.2)
<52 (poor emotional well-being) 591 (18.3) 327 (20.0) 314 (18.9)
M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)
Age (years) 3140 68.11 (7.70) 1785 68.55 (7.48) 1826 68.47 (7.5)
Gender (women = 0, men = 1) 3222 .79 (.41) 1823 .79 (.41) 1867 .80 (.40)
BMI 3088 30.05 (5.38) 1768 30.18 (5.75) 1812 30.1 (5.5)
Blood Glucose Level in% (NGSP) 2458 6.92 (.89) 258 6.92 (.95) 239 6.87 (.84)
No. of diagnoses 3222 4.63 (1.53) / /
SRHb 2924 5.3 (1.95) 1627 5.49 (2.0) 1661 5.46 (1.96)
FH (Total Score)c 3160 .76 (.25) 1791 .76 (.25) 1528 .76 (.25)
Mobilityd 3202 1.51 (.51) 1814 1.51 (.51) 1549 1.52 (.51)
Self cared 3200 1.13 (.37) 1811 1.13 (.37) 1547 1.14 (.38)
Usual activitiesd 3188 1.43 (.55) 1807 1.43 (.56) 1543 1.43 (.56)
Pain/discomfortd 3196 1.94 (.59) 1812 1.93 (.59) 1546 1.93 (.60)
Anxiety/depressiond 3195 1.38 (.55) 1813 1.37 (.54) 1544 1.34 (.52)
Depressive Symptoms WHO-5 (total score)a 2876 56.72 (24.46) 1633 58.34 (24.30) 1665 57.01 (24.91)

aRange: 1–100; higher scores indicating better emotional well-being.

bRange: 1–10; higher scores indicating better SRH.

cRange: -0.207-1; higher scores indicate less functional impairment.

dFH Subscales Range: 1–3; higher scores indicate higher functional impairment.