Table 1 Description of the study population
Characteristics | Mean ± SD, Median (Q1-Q3) or Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Demographic and sociodemographic characteristics | |
Age (years) | 69.2 ± 10.1, 71.0 (63-77) |
Gender (male) | 114 (60.0%) |
Employment status (yes) | 44 (23.2%) |
School education | |
High (Abitur/Fachabitur/Fachhochschulreife) | 31 (16.3%) |
Middle (Mittlere Reife/Realschule) | 34 (17.9%) |
Low (Hauptschulabschluss) | 125 (65.8%) |
Living together with a partner (yes) | 138 (72.6%) |
Diabetes specific characteristics | |
Diabetes duration (n = 175) (years) | 10.5 ± 8.2, 8.0 (5.0-14.0) |
Type of treatment (n = 189) | |
No antihyperglycaemic medication | 30 (15.9%) |
Insulin only | 10 (5.3%) |
Oral antihyperglycaemic medication only | 130 (68.8%) |
Insulin and oral antihyperglycaemic medication | 19 (10.1%) |
HbA1c (%) (n = 188) | 6.7 ± 1.1, 6.5 (6.0-7.1) |
< 6.5% | 90 (47.9%) |
6.5 to < 7.5% | 65 (34.6%) |
≥ 7.5% | 33 (17.6%) |
Diabetes-related complications (at least one of 11) | 90 (47.4%) |
PAID (n = 182) | 32.3 ± 13.1, 27.5 (21-40) |
Lifestyle | |
Current Smoker | 18 (9.5%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.9 ± 5.2, 30.4 (27.2-34.3) |
< 25 kg/m2 | 21 (11.1%) |
25- < 30 kg/m2 | 67 (35.3%) |
30- < 35 kg/m2 | 61 (32.1%) |
≥ 35 kg/m2 | 41 (21.6%) |
Comorbidities | |
Myocardial infarction | 23 (12.1%) |
Angina pectoris | 16 (8.4%) |
Stroke (n = 189) | 11 (5.8%) |
Cancer | 30 (15.8%) |
General health status, QoL and patient time | |
Rating of the general health status | |
Excellent | 1 (0.5%) |
Very good | 12 (6.3%) |
Good | 135 (71.1%) |
Fair | 38 (20%) |
Poor | 4 (2.1%) |
QoL: Physical score of SF12 | 43.2 ± 9.8, 44.5 (35.8-51.3) |
QoL: Mental score of SF12 | 51.6 ± 9.6, 54.3 (46.5-57.9) |
Patient time (hours per week) | 2.0 ± 3.1, 0.7 (0.2-2.6) |
Patient time (hours per week) with imputations | 2.1 ± 3.2, 0.8 (0.2-2.8) |