Table 1

Patient characteristics (n = 165)


Total population

Diabetes patients
(n = 88)
COPD patients
(n = 77)

Mean age (SD)
68.0 (10.3)
68.8 (8.9)
67.2 (11.7)
Percentage women
47%
57% *
35%
Percentage with medium or high education
36%
34%
38%
Percentage with good to excellent health status
55%
66% *
41%
Mean sum score on patient enablement (PEI)
8.7 (2.9)
8.4 (3.0)
9.1 (2.7)
Percentage of patients who evaluated clinical performance as 'excellent' (Europep)
57%
60%
54%

* P < 0.05 of difference between diabetes patients and COPD patients.

Wensing et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:182   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-182