Research Article
Development and Evaluation of a Computer-Based, Self-Management Tool for People Recently Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants randomly assigned to intervention and control group.
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| | Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 60 (10.7) | 58 (9.1) | | Female gender, % () | 37 (16) | 46 (19) | | Married or living with partner, % () | 79 (34) | 76 (31) | | Employment status, % () | — | — | | Employed full time | 33 (14) | 32 (13) | | Employed part time | 14 (6) | 12 (5) | | Retired | 40 (17) | 34 (14) | | Education % () | — | — | | Secondary level | 33 (14) | 49 (20) | | College | 16 (7) | 7 (3) | | University | 44 (19) | 39 (16) | | Ever been to a group education session, yes (%) | 26 (11) | 51 (21) | | Visited a dietitian since diagnosis, yes (%) | 65 (28) | 73 (30) | | Taking medication for diabetes, yes (%) | 42 (18) | 49 (20) | | Taking insulin for diabetes, yes (%) | 9 (4) | 5 (2) | | Weight (Kg) (mean (SD)) | 90.4 (15.1) | 91.6 (15.3) | | BMI (Kg/m2) (mean (SD)) | 31.7 (4.9) | 32.0 (5.4) | | Waist circumference (cm) (mean (SD)) | 109.8 (11.5) | 110.1 (10.7) | | Hip circumference (cm) (mean (SD)) | 115.6 (10.2) | 115.0 (11.2) | | Waist to hip ratio ((waist cm)/hip (cm)) (mean (SD)) | 0.95 (0.07) | 0.96 (0.06) | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean (SD)) | 136 (15.0) | 136 (16.0) | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean (SD)) | 82 (9.0) | 86 (8.9) |
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