Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Characteristic | Value, n (%) | |||
| Gender (n=895) |
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Female |
|
435 (48.6) | |
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Male |
|
460 (51.4) | |
| Age in years (n=895) |
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18-39 |
|
180 (20.1) | |
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40-59 |
|
346 (38.7) | |
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60 and over |
|
369 (41.2) | |
| Education (n=832)a |
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Low |
|
74 (8.9) | |
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Middle |
|
241 (29.0) | |
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High |
|
265 (31.8) | |
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Highest |
|
252 (30.3) | |
| Duration of diabetes, years (n=892) |
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<10 |
|
295 (33.1) | |
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10-19 |
|
253 (28.3) | |
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20-29 |
|
170 (19.1) | |
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30 and over |
|
174 (19.5) | |
| Self-rated health (n=887) |
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Excellent |
|
125 (14.1) | |
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Good |
|
446 (50.3) | |
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Fair |
|
224 (25.2) | |
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Bad/very bad |
|
92 (10.4) | |
| Self-reported degree of anxiety/depression (n=882) |
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None |
|
603 (68.5) | |
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Slight |
|
181 (20.5) | |
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Moderate |
|
72 (8.2) | |
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Severe |
|
26 (2.9) | |
| Based on information from the internet, have you decided to visit a doctor? (n=859) |
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Never |
|
718 (83.6) | |
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Once |
|
81 (9.4) | |
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Sometimes |
|
58 (6.8) | |
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Often |
|
2 (0.2) | |
| Based on information from the internet, have you decided not to visit a doctor? (n=856) |
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Never |
|
708 (82.7) | |
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Once |
|
47 (5.5) | |
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Sometimes |
|
88 (10.3) | |
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Often |
|
13 (1.5) | |
| Have you discussed information from the internet with a doctor? (n=858) |
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Never |
|
448 (52.2) | |
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Once |
|
132 (15.4) | |
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Sometimes |
|
254 (29.6) | |
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Often |
|
24 (2.8) | |
aLow (primary/part of secondary school), middle (high school), high (college/university less than 4 years), highest (college/university 4 years or more).