Table 3

Comparison of psychological outcomes between attenders and non-attenders for initial glucose screening. All values are means (SD).

Attenders (n = 64)*

Non-attenders (n = 13)*

p-value from t-test

STAI anxiety (range 20–80)

37.3 (10.9)

39.2 (17.8)

0.77

Self-perceived health; range (1 to 5)**

2.92 (0.86)

3.23 (0.83)

0.24

Illness representation subscales; (range 1 to 5)

- Acute/chronic illness

3.95 (0.48)

3.94 (0.47)

0.90

- Cyclic illness

2.98 (0.41)

3.07 (0.49)

0.90

- Consequences

3.28 (0.47)

3.09 (0.43)

0.22

- Personal consequences

3.66 (0.43)

3.74 (0.55)

0.74

- Treatment control

3.56 (0.41)

3.87 (0.23)

0.016

- Emotional representations

2.68 (0.61)

1.81 (0.45)

0.001

- Illness coherence

3.07 (0.84)

3.29 (0.81)

0.35

* Numbers may vary from those in Figure 1 due to non-response of questionnaires

**Scored 1 = poor 2 = fair 3 = good 4 = very good 5 = excellent

Park et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:350   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-350