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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of trial participants

From: An explanatory randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led, consultation-based intervention to support patients with adherence to taking glucose lowering medication for type 2 diabetes

 

Intervention arm

Standard Care arm

All participants

Socio demographic

N=126

N=85

N=211

% male (N)

61.9% (78)

70.6% (60)

65.4% (138)

Age (years)

62.5 (11.0)

64.1 (10.3)

63.2 (10.7)

IMD Deprivation rank (0-100)

10.2 (6.4)

10.4 (6.8)

10.3 (6.8)

Health-related

   

SF12 Physical [3] (norm 50

43.3 (11.2)

45.5 (10.3)

44.2 (10.9)

range 0-100)

   

SF12 Mental [3] (norm 50

48.0 (10.6)

50.0 (9.6)

48.8 (10.2)

range 0-100)

   

Duration of diabetes (years)

6.7 (4.8)

6.9 (5.3)

6.8 (5.0)

Weight (kg)

97.4 (21.7)

94.5 (19.6)

96.2 (20.9)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

137.4 (16.2)

136.2 (15.9)

136.9 (16.0)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78.3 (8.9)

78.1 (9.1)

78.2 (9.0)

HbA1c (%) [1]

8.37 (1.25)

8.28 (1.22)

8.33 (1.24)

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

68.0 (2.7

67.0 (2.4)

67.5 (2.6)

Medication-related

   

% treated with metformin (N) [4]

86.7% (104)

87.9% (73)

87.2% (177)

Metformin daily dose (mg) * [4]

1450 (795)

1525 (780)

1480 (788)

Total number of medications taken/day

5.7 (2.4)

5.9 (2.6)

5.8 (2.5)

Adherence (MARS) [2] (range 5-25)

23.6 (2.3)

23.6 (2.8)

23.6 (2.5)

  1. Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise stated: missing data: [1] 17; [2] 23; [3] 2; [4] 8.
  2. * for those treated with metformin.
  3. MARS Medication Adherence Report Scale.