Research Article

Ethnic Minorities with Diabetes Differ in Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms and Diabetes-Distress

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of respondents () and nonrespondents () divided by reason of nonresponding.

CharacteristicRespondents ()Combined nonrespondents ()Refusers ()Language difficulties ()
n (%) or mean ± SDn (%) or mean ± SDn (%) or mean ± SDn (%) or mean ± SD

Gender
 Men315 (55.3%)237 (54.9%)106 (52.2%)131 (57.2%)
 Women255 (44.7%)195 (45.1%)97 (47.8%)98 (42.8%)
Mean age (SD)58.5 (14.0)61.9 (13.0)63.7 (13.3)60.4 (12.6)
HbA1c % (mmol/mol)7.8% (62)8.1% (65)7.9% (63)8.3% (67)
BMI30.1 (6.5)31.4 (6.3)31.1 (6.2)31.7 (6.5)
Socioeconomic status
 Nonlow360 (62.5%)199 (48.5%)108 (54.8%)91 (42.7%)
 Low205 (35.6%)211 (51.5%)89 (45.2%)122 (57.3%)

, compared to respondents.