Table 4.
Descriptive statistics after 3 months and the differences among categories (N=66).
| Variables | Nonadopters (n=34) | Dropouts (n=13) | Active users (n=19) | F2,63a or chi-square (df)b | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 63.4 (7.96) | 53.23 (9.33) | 58.11 (9.98) | 6.8a | .002 | |
| Gender, n (%) |
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0.7 (2)b | .70 | |
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Female | 14 (41) | 4 (31) | 6 (32) |
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Male | 20 (59) | 9 (69) | 13 (68) |
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| Education, n (%) |
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17.1 (4)b | .002 | |
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Primary/junior | 15 (44) | 1 (8) | 6 (32) |
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Senior/vocational | 17 (50) | 6 (46) | 4 (21) |
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Higher/university | 2 (6) | 6 (46) | 9 (47) |
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| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 26.21 (3.30) | 26.72 (3.47) | 25.06 (3.68) | 1.1a | .36 | |
| Time since diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 9.32 (8.19) | 8.08 (7.71) | 8.90 (6.95) | 0.1a | .89 | |
| Personality traits, mean (SD) |
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Extraversion | 4.47 (1.41) | 4.81 (1.38) | 3.66 (1.67) | 3.8a | .03 |
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Agreeableness | 5.03 (1.67) | 5.00 (0.89) | 5.39 (1.21) | 0.8a | .48 |
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Conscientiousness | 4.53 (1.22) | 4.54 (1.41) | 4.89 (1.22) | 0.6a | .57 |
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Emotional stability | 4.26 (1.49) | 4.62 (1.49) | 4.36 (1.67) | 0.2a | .78 |
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Openness | 4.04 (1.13) | 4.69 (0.88) | 5.03 (1.43) | 4.5a | .01 |
| Baseline HbA1c (%), mean (SD) | 7.22 (1.07) | 6.93 (0.89) | 7.14 (0.89) | 0.5a | .64 | |
| Post HbA1c (%), mean (SD) | 6.97 (1.22) | 7.01 (0.81) | 6.49 (0.95) | 1.7a | .18 | |
| ΔHbA1c (%), mean (SD) | –0.25 (0.82) | 0.08 (0.78) | –0.64 (0.86) | 3.1a | .050 | |
aF test was used for numerical variables.
bChi-square was used for categorical variables.