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Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 647)

From: Socioeconomic factors and effect of evidence-based patient information about primary prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus - are there interactions?

 

Intervention group

Control group

 

n = 313

n = 334

Variable

%

N

%

N

Gender (male)

39.6

124

38.3

128

Age 50–70 years

43.8

137

44.3

148

50.1 ± 7.4

50.0 ± 7.6

Education level: high (12 or 13 years)

59.7

187

65.0

217

Education level: medium (10 years)

27.8

87

25.5

85

Education level: low (9 years or no high-school education or other kind of basic education)

12.5

39

9.6

32

Vocational training: yes

97.4

305

98.2

328

Employment: yes

79.9

250

79.9

267

Subjective social status (3 values): high

16.6

52

16.2

54

Subjective social status (3 values): medium

54.6

171

51.2

171

Subjective social status (3 values): low

28.8

90

32.6

109

Good knowledge (outcome)

Education level: high (12 or 13 years)

49.2

92/187

19.4

42/217

Education level: medium (10 years)

31.0

21/87

10.6

9/85

Education level: low (9 years or no high-school education or other kind of basic education)

23.1

9/39

9.4

3/32