Table 1 Participant characteristics
Characteristic | N = 111 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Mean ± SD | 41.4 ± 12.7 |
Males | 61 (55) |
Born in Australia | 86 (77.5) |
Indigenous | 2 (1.8) |
Pregnanti | 14 (12.6) |
Duration of diabetes (years) | |
Mean ± SD | 15.2 ± 13.5 |
Median (range) | 11 (0.1–54.0) |
Age first attended clinic (years) | |
Mean ± SD | 38.5 ± 13.0 |
Median (range) | 37.0 (17–68) |
Duration of clinic attendance (years) | |
Median (range) | 2 (0–10) |
Missed 1 or more appointments in last 18 months | 48 (43.2) |
Smoking status (n = 80) | |
Non/Ex-smoker | 55 (68.8) |
Current smoker | 25 (31.2) |
Mode of insulin treatment | |
Basal-bolus | 90 (81.1) |
Pump | 18 (16.2) |
Other (BD mixture, basal-only, oral anti-hypoglycaemic agentsii) | 3 (2.7) |
Method of insulin dosing (n = 110, 1 not using insulin) | |
Carbohydrate counting with variable insulin dosing | 61 (55.5) |
Fixed Insulin dose | 46 (41.8) |
Neither (estimating dose) | 3 (2.7) |