Table 1.

Sample characteristics of participants.

Characteristic		Total sample, n (%)	Type 1 diabetes, n (%)	Type 2 diabetes, n (%)
Gender		N=1063	n=523	n=545
	Female	483 (45.43)	281 (53.7)	203 (37.3)
	Male	580 (54.57)	242 (46.3)	342 (62.7)
Age		N=1063	n=523	n=545
	18-39	192 (18.06)	178 (34.0)	14 (2.6)
	40-59	394 (37.07)	223 (42.6)	175 (32.1)
	60+	477 (44.87)	122 (23.4)	356 (65.3)
Marital status		N=778	n=380	n=401
	Single	55 (7.1)	42 (11.0)	13 (3.2)
	Married/cohabitant	723 (92.9)	338 (89.0)	388 (96.8)
Main daily activity		N=984	n=481	n=507
	Working (full-time or part-time)	519 (52.7)	308 (64.0)	215 (42.4)
	Pensioner old age	265 (26.9)	65 (13.5)	200 (39.5)
	Pensioner disability	132 (13.4)	53 (11.0)	79 (15.6)
	Pupil/student	35 (3.6)	35 (7.3)	0 (0.0)
	Other	33 (3.4)	20 (4.2)	13 (2.5)
Education		N=986	n=480	n=510
	Low (primary/part of secondary school)	107 (10.9)	39 (8.1)	68 (13.3)
	Medium (completed secondary school)	302 (30.6)	139 (29.)	165 (32.4)
	High (college/university <4 years)	300 (30.4)	152 (31.7)	150 (29.4)
	Highest (college/university, 4 years or more)	277 (28.1)	150 (31.2)	127 (24.9)
Household income		N=951	n=467	n=488
	Low (<NOK 350,000)	114 (12.0)	66 (14.1)	48 (9.8)
	Medium (NOK 351,000-750,000)	413 (43.4)	163 (34.9)	253 (51.9)
	High (NOK 751,000 or more)	424 (44.6)	238 (51.0)	187 (38.3)
Duration of diabetes		N=1059	n=522	n=542
	<10 years	333 (31.45)	127 (24.3)	209 (38.6)
	10-19 years	308 (29.08)	107 (20.5)	202 (37.3)
	20-29 years	201 (18.98)	101 (19.4)	100 (18.5)
	30 years and over	217 (20.49)	187 (35.8)	31 (5.7)
Self-rated regulation of diabetes		N=1054	n=520	n=539
	Excellent	245 (23.25)	101 (19.4)	146 (27.1)
	Good	577 (54.74)	292 (56.2)	287 (53.2)
	Fair	193 (18.31)	103 (19.8)	91 (16.9)
	Bad/very bad	39 (3.70)	24 (4.6)	15 (2.8)
Self-rated health		N=1054	n=521	n=538
	Excellent	155 (14.71)	93 (17.9)	63 (11.7)
	Good	542 (51.42)	269 (51.6)	275 (51.1)
	Fair	261 (24.76)	113 (21.7)	150 (27.9)
	Bad/very bad	96 (9.11)	46 (8.8)	50 (9.3)