Table 1 Participant characteristics
Those who completed the feedback questionnaire | Those who did not complete feedback questionnaire | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All n = 68 | Diabetes n = 35 | Control n = 33 | p value* | All n = 14 | p value# | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Female | 42 | 61.8% | 17 | 48.6% | 25 | 75.8% | < .05 | 9 | 63.3% | .903 |
Age | < .001 | |||||||||
18–29 years old | 15 | 22.1% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 45.5% | 4 | 28.5% | ||
30–39 years old | 9 | 13.2% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 27.3% | 4 | 28.6% | ||
40–49 years old | 6 | 8.8% | 5 | 14.3% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 7.1% | ||
50–59 years old | 18 | 26.5% | 15 | 42.9% | 3 | 9.1% | 2 | 14.3% | ||
60–70 years old | 20 | 29.4% | 15 | 42.9% | 5 | 15.2% | 3 | 28.1% | ||
Marital status | < .001 | .353 | ||||||||
Single (never married) | 25 | 36.8% | 4 | 11.4% | 21 | 63.6% | 4 | 28.6% | ||
Married or common-law partnership | 38 | 55.9 | 27 | 68.6% | 11 | 33.3% | 7 | 50% | ||
Divorced, separated, or widowed | 5 | 7.4% | 4 | 11.4% | 1 | 3% | 3 | 21.4% | ||
Education | .258 | .905 | ||||||||
Secondary school or less | 8 | 11.8% | 5 | 14.3% | 3 | 9.2% | 2 | 14.3% | ||
Some post-secondary | 16 | 23.5% | 12 | 34.3% | 4 | 12.1% | 4 | 28.6% | ||
Completed Bachelor’s | 22 | 32.4% | 10 | 28.6% | 12 | 36.4% | 3 | 21.4% | ||
Masters or higher | 22 | 32.4% | 8 | 22.9% | 14 | 42.4% | 5 | 35.7% | ||
Employment status | < .05 | .636 | ||||||||
Employed (full or part-time) | 35 | 51.5% | 15 | 42.8% | 20 | 60.6% | 7 | 50% | ||
Student (full or part-time) | 6 | 8.8% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 18.2% | 1 | 7.1% | ||
Retired | 14 | 20.6% | 12 | 34.3% | 2 | 6.1% | 0 | 0% | ||
Disabled (not able to work) | 6 | 8.8% | 5 | 14.3% | 1 | 3% | 1 | 7.1% | ||
Unemployed (looking for work) | 2 | 2.9% | 0% | 0% | 2 | 6.1% | 3 | 21.4% | ||
Unemployed (not looking for work) | 5 | 7.4% | 3 | 8.6% | 2 | 6.1% | 2 | 7.1% | ||
Ethnicity | .143 | .618 | ||||||||
White Irish | 56 | 82.4% | 32 | 91.4% | 24 | 72.7% | 10 | 71.4% | ||
Any other white background | 9 | 13.2% | 2 | 5.7% | 7 | 21% | 3 | 21.4% | ||
Black or black Irish- African | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 0 | 0% | ||
Asian or Asian Irish-Chinese | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 0 | 0% | ||
Asian or Asian Irish- Any other Asian background | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 7.1% | ||
Self-rated health | < 0.05 | .027 | ||||||||
Excellent | 8 | 11.8% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 24.2% | 2 | 14.3% | ||
Very good | 12 | 17.6% | 4 | 11.4% | 8 | 24.2% | 8 | 57.1% | ||
Good | 35 | 51.5% | 24 | 68.6% | 11 | 33.3% | 3 | 21.4% | ||
Fair | 9 | 13.2% | 4 | 11.4% | 5 | 15.2% | 1 | 7.1% | ||
Poor | 4 | 5.9% | 3 | 8.5% | 1 | 3% | 0 | 0% | ||
BMI category | < .001 | < .001 | ||||||||
Underweight | 3 | 4.4% | 1 | 2.9% | 2 | 6.1% | 0 | 0% | ||
Normal weight | 25 | 36.8% | 5 | 14.3% | 20 | 60.6% | 8 | 57.1% | ||
Overweight | 15 | 22.1% | 9 | 25.7% | 6 | 18.2% | 4 | 28.6% | ||
Obese | 22 | 32.3% | 19 | 57.6% | 3 | 9.1% | 2 | 28.6% | ||
Missing | 3 | 4.4% | 1 | 2.9% | 2 | 6.1% | 0 | 0% | ||
All | Diabetes | Control | All (diabetes sample = 3) | |||||||
Scores on psychological questionnaires | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||
Depression PHQ-9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.512 | 6 | 4.7 | .266 |
Anxiety GAD-7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.454 | 4.1 | 3.6 | .558 |
Diabetes Distress PAID-5 | n/a | n/a | 7 | 5.1 | n/a | n/a | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
Diabetes Stigma DSAS-2 | n/a | n/a | 48.2 | 18.4 | n/a | n/a | 24 | 1.7 | ||