Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects allocated to each intervention group (game or control) at the baseline (n=134).
| Characteristics of subjects |
|
Game group (n=69) | Control group (n=65) |
| Gender, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
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Male | 35 (50) | 34 (52) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) |
|
37.5 (11) | 38.5 (12.7) |
| Location, n (%) |
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|
|
|
|
Curitiba | 34 (49) | 25 (38) |
|
|
17th HRa | 20 (29) | 19 (29) |
|
|
Londrina | 15 (22) | 18 (28) |
|
|
Blumenau | 0 | 3 (5) |
| Years from graduation, median (range) |
|
6.5 (0-41) | 9.0 (0-41) |
| Years of experience in primary care, median (range) |
|
4.0 (0-38) | 5.0 (0-41) |
| Did residency, n (%) |
|
27 (38) | 25 (39) |
| Residency area, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
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Family and community health | 8 (30) | 9 (36) |
|
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Internal medicine | 8 (30) | 4 (16) |
|
|
Ob&Gyn | 4 (15) | 2 (8) |
|
|
Surgery | 4 (15) | 4 (16) |
|
|
Pediatrics | 2 (7) | 3 (12) |
|
|
Other | 1 (4) | 3 (12) |
| Self-referred number of patients seen per month with: median (range) |
|
|
|
|
|
type 2 DM | 50 (4-300) | 50 (1-500) |
|
|
type 2 DM on insulin | 20 (0-150) | 10 (1-120) |
|
|
type 1 DM | 2 (0-100) | 2 (0-80) |
a17th HR: 17th Health Regional of Paraná state (group of 21 cities around Londrina, with the exception of Londrina).