The cross-sectional associations between sense of coherence and diabetic microvascular complications, glycaemic control, and patients' conceptions of type 1 diabetes

Table 1 Description of the study population

	Weak SOC ^a	Strong SOC	p
	n = 311 (25%)	n = 953 (75%)
Men, n (%)	113 (36)	453 (48)	0.001
Age, years	44 ± 12	45 ± 12	0.266
Diabetes duration, years	29 (19 - 38)	28 (18 - 37)	0.270
Current smoking, %	21	18	0.273
Low SES ^b, %	15	15	1.000
HbA_1c, %	8.1 (7.5 - 9.0)	8.0 (7.2 - 8.7)	0.004
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	4.6 (4.0 - 5.1)	4.4 (4.0 - 5.1)	0.352
HDL cholesterol, mmol/l	1.8 (1.4 - 2.1)	1.7 (1.4 - 2.0)	0.551
Triglycerides, mmol/l	0.9 (0.6 - 1.3)	0.9 (0.7 - 1.3)	0.842
BMI, kg/m²	25 (23 - 28)	25 (23 - 28)	0.625
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	135 (124 - 151)	137 (125 - 151)	0.204
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	80 (71 - 85)	79 (72 - 85)	0.941

Data are shown as frequency (%) for categorical variables, mean ± SD for continuous normally distributed variables, and median (interquartile range) for continuous non-normally distributed variables. ^a SOC = sense of coherence; values <63 signify weak SOC, ^b Low socioeconomic status (unskilled blue collar workers).

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