Table 1 |
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| Demographic characteristics, glycaemic indicators and participation rates of 30 adult patients (values are expressed as mean ± SD or percentage) | ||
| Age (years) | 36.1 ± 11.6; range 18–56 | |
| Gender | 16 (53.3%) female | |
| Diabetes duration at recruitment (years) | 16.5 ± 10.3; range 1–45 | |
| HbA1c - baseline (%; mmol/mol) | 8.8 ± 1.9, range 5.4 – 12.7; 73 ± 20, range 36 – 115 | |
| - 12 months (%; mmol/mol) | 8.2 ± 2.0, range 6.0 – 14.1; 66 ± 22, range 42 – 131 | |
| Occupation (no. and% at recruitment) | ||
| - professional (health, education etc.) | 9 (30%) | |
| - semi-skilled | 11 (36.7%) | |
| - unskilled | 6 (20%) | |
| - student | 3 (10%) | |
| - unemployed | 1 (3.3%) | |
| Interview participation at: | ||
| - First round | 30 (100%) | |
| - 6 months | 28 (93.3%) | |
| - 12 months | 27 (90%) | |
Rankin et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:652 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-652
