Table 1 Participants characteristics
Al a | Type 1 | Type 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n= 323) | (n = 44) | (n = 269) | |
Mean (SD) age (years) | 66.5 (10.6) | 57.4 (14.0) | 68.1 (9.3) |
Women | 38.7% | 63.6% | 34.9% |
Nationality | |||
Swiss | 83.5% | 74.4% | 85.9% |
Other | 16.5% | 25.6% | 14.1% |
Education | |||
Primary | 16.0% | 14.3% | 15.4% |
Secondary | 57.6% | 54.8% | 59.0% |
Tertiary | 26.4% | 31.0% | 25.6% |
Married or living with partner | 65.9% | 56.8% | 66.5% |
Economic hardships | |||
Difficulties in paying bills during the past 12 months | 22.8% | 34.1% | 20.3% |
Health insurance subsidies | 17.3% | 20.5% | 16.7% |
Member of the local diabetes associationb | 18.3% | 54.6% | 12.7% |
Current smoking | 18.4% | 14.0% | 19.6% |
Physically inactive | 31.0% | 29.6% | 32.0% |
Type of diabetes | |||
Type 1 | 13.6% | - | - |
Type 2 | 83.3% | - | - |
Undetermined | 3.1% | - | - |
Type of treatment | |||
Oral antidiabetics | 42.6% | 0.0% | 50.8% |
Insulin or other antidiabetic injection | 57.5% | 100% | 49.3% |
Self-reported health | |||
Excellent/very good | 14.9% | 21.4% | 14.4% |
Good | 61.3% | 64.3% | 60.6% |
Medium/poor | 23.8% | 14.3% | 25.0% |