Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the Intervention and Control groups
From: Applying the Stages of Change model to Type 2 diabetes care in Trinidad: A randomised trial
Descriptive characteristic | Number of patients N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Intervention group 61 (100) | Control group 61 (100) |
Age | 20-39 years | 6 (10) | 2 (3) |
| Â | 40-49 years | 16 (26) | 8 (13) |
| Â | 50-59 years | 22 (36) | 32 (52) |
| Â | 60-69 years | 17 (28) | 19 (31) |
Gender | Male | 39 (64) | 40 (66) |
| Â | Female | 22 (36) | 21 (34) |
Ethnicity | African | 6 (10) | 2 (3) |
| Â | East Indian | 52 (85) | 57 (93) |
| Â | Mixed | 3 (5) | 2 (3) |
Education level | None | 5 (8) | 8 (13) |
| Â | Primary school (7-8 years duration) | 35 (57) | 41 (67) |
| Â | Secondary school | 11 (18) | 6 (10) |
| Â | Technical/vocational school | 10 (16) | 4 (7) |
| Â | University | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
Employment status | Retired | 14 (23) | 11 (18) |
| Â | Permanently employed | 8 (13) | 8 (13) |
| Â | Self-employed | 8 (13) | 9 (15) |
| Â | Occasionally employed/Unemployed | 10 (17) | 14 (23) |
| Â | Housewife only | 21 (34) | 19 (31) |
| Â | Pension or Government assistance | 20 (34) | 24 (40) |
Source of income | Occupation | 25 (41) | 29 (48) |
| Â | Savings | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
| Â | Spouse | 14 (23) | 19 (31) |
| Â | Children who are employed | 6 (10) | 12 (20) |
| Â | Other relative | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
Total monthly income | < $500.00 | 2 (3) | 4 (7) |
| Â | < $1000.00 | 24 (39) | 19 (31) |
| Â | < $2000.00 | 16 (26) | 21 (34) |
| Â | > $2000.00 | 19 (31) | 17 (28) |
Duration as diabetic | 1-5 years | 27 (42) | 16 (26) |
| Â | 5-10 years | 21 (34) | 21 (34) |
| Â | > 10 years | 13 (21) | 24 (39) |
Existing co-morbid conditions | Hypertension | 31 (51) | 34 (56) |
| Â | Ischaemic Heart Disease | 5 (8) | 9 (15) |
| Â | Hypercholesterolemia | 23 (38) | 26 (43) |
| Â | Asthma | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Â | Osteoarthritis | 2 (3) | 1 (2) |
| Â | None | 26 (43) | 23 (38) |