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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 278 participants with T2D

From: Socioeconomic status and time in glucose target range in people with type 2 diabetes: a baseline analysis of the GP-OSMOTIC study

Characteristics

n (%) (unless otherwise stated)

Missing data, n (%)

Male

167 (60.1)

Age in yearsa

61.0 ± 9.7

Country of birth

 

14 (5.0)

 Australia

186 (70.5)

 

 Othersb

78 (29.5)

 

Healthcare Card Holderc

132 (49.4)

11 (4.0)

Private Health Insurance Owner

111 (41.6)

11 (4.0)

IRSD Deciled

4 (1, 6)

Education level

 

11 (4.0)

 Never attended

1 (0.4)

 

 Primary

18 (6.7)

 

 Secondary

128 (47.9)

 

 Trade/TAFE

51 (19.1)

 

 University diploma/degree

69 (25.8)

 

Employed

113 (42.3)

11 (4.0)

Smoking Status

 

12 (4.3)

 Current Smoker

40 (15.0)

 

BMI (kg/m2)a

34.0 ± 9.1

2 (0.7)

Dietd,e

3 (1, 5)

2 (0.7)

Exercised,f

5 (3, 7)

2 (0.7)

Number of hypoglycaemic agents used

 

1 (0.4)

 One agent

5 (1.8)

 

 Two agents

110 (39.7)

 

 Three agents

113 (40.8)

 

 Four or more agents

49 (17.7)

 

Number of co-morbiditiesd

3 (2, 4)

Years of Diabetesa

14.3 ± 7.8

11 (4.0)

Diabetes-related Complications

 Micro-vascular

161 (57.9)

   ≥ 1 microvascular complication

 Macro-vascular

52 (18.7)

   ≥ 1 macrovascular complication

 Both micro- and macro-vascular complications

38 (13.7)

Duration of CGM use (days)a

12.3 ± 2.5

TIR(%)a

41.6 ± 25.4

HbA1cd

 %

8.6 (8.0, 9.7)

1 (0.4)

 mmol/mol

70.5 (64.0, 82.5)

1 (0.4)

Intervention study arm

144 (51.8)

  1. aRepresents mean ± standard deviation
  2. bComprises Philippines, India, China, Singapore, Sri Lanka, East Timor, Afghanistan, Sudan, Timor, Indonesia, New Zealand, USA, Fiji and South Africa, UK, Poland, Former Yugoslavia, Malta, Northern Ireland, Italy, Poland and Netherlands
  3. cHealthcare card holders are people in Australia who have a concession card provided by the Australian Government to enable them to get cheaper medicines and some healthcare cost discounts
  4. dRepresents median (IQ range)
  5. eRepresents number of days in the last week in which carbohydrates were evenly spaced
  6. fRepresents numbers of days in the last week in which ≥30 min of physical activity was undertaken
  7. IRSD Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage, BMI Body Mass Index, CGM Continuous Glucose Monitor, TIR Percentage Time in Range, HbA1c Glycated Haemoglobin