Table 1.
Characteristics | Participants (n = 25) |
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Age (mean, SD) | 53.5 (8.9) |
Gender (n, %) | |
Male | 13 (52.0 %) |
Female | 12 (48.0 %) |
Racial/Ethnic Background (n, %) | |
White | 15 (60.0 %) |
Black/African/Caribbean | 4 (16.0 %) |
Asian | 3 (12.0 %) |
Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups | 3 (12.0 %) |
Marital Status (n, %) | |
Single | 7 (28.0 %) |
Married | 14 (56.0 %) |
Divorced | 2 (8.0 %) |
Otherb | 2 (8.0 %) |
Employment Statusa (n, %) | |
Full-time work | 11 (44.0 %) |
Part-time work | 3 (12.0 %) |
Disabled | 4 (16.0 %) |
Otherc | 8 (32.0 %) |
Education Level (n, %) | |
University/degree (BA, BSc) or postgraduate degree (MA, PhD, PGCE) | 9 (36.0 %) |
No university degree | 16 (64.0 %) |
Current Treatment (n, %) | |
Oral only | 12 (48.0 %) |
Oral and injection | 8 (32.0 %) |
Diet and exercise | 5 (20.0 %) |
aNot mutually exclusive
bMarital status: Other = One participant indicated their marital status as “Live with partner,” and one reported being widowed
cEmployment status: Other = Two participants reported employment status as “student,” two participants were “unemployed,” two participants were “retired,” one participant was “self-employed,” and one participant was a “homemaker/housewife”