Table 2.
Characteristics of participants
| Variable | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Gender: n (%) | |
| Male | 62 (51.7) |
| Female | 58 (48.3) |
| Age: mean (SD) | 55.77 (12.76) |
| Duration since diagnosis: mean (SD)f | 14.91 (8.45) |
| Type of diabetes: n (%)e | |
| Type 1 | 20 (18.2) |
| Type 2 | 90 (81.8) |
| HbA1c: mean (SD) | 9.47 (1.27) |
| Level of education: n (%)a | |
| Attended secondary school | 17 (14.2) |
| Completed secondary school | 21 (17.5) |
| College or technical diploma | 20 (16.7) |
| Attended University | 7 (5.8) |
| Completed University | 21 (17.5) |
| Ethnicity: n (%)b | |
| Caucasian | 71 (59.2) |
| South Asian | 14 (11.7) |
| African | 11 (9.2) |
| East/South East Asian | 4 (3.3) |
| Caribbean | 4 (3.3) |
| Other (Oceania, Arab, First Nations) | 4 (3.3) |
| Average scores on tools: mean (SD) | |
| SCPI (min-max scores: 1-10) | 6.5 (1.50) |
| MK (min-max scores: 0-100) | 70 (17.3) |
| DE (min-max scores: 1-5)c | 3.7 (0.68) |
| BTC (min-max scores: 0-14)d | 8.5 (1.77) |
| PHQ9 (min-max scores: 1-27) | 8.8 (7.44) |
SD Standard deviation
a34 missing; b7 missing; c1 missing; d 6 missing; e 10 missing; f 13 missing