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Table 2 Demographic characteristics and diabetes-related co-morbidities of participants at baseline and 6-months. Data presented are number (%)

From: The effectiveness of a primary care nursing-led dietary intervention for prediabetes: a mixed methods pilot study

  

Control

Intervention

Between groups p-values

  

At baseline (n = 72)

With follow-up data (n = 66)

No 6-month data (n = 6)

Retention p-valuea

At baseline (n = 85)

With follow-up data (n = 67)

No 6-month data (n = 18)

Retention p-valuea

At baselinea

At 6-monthsa

  

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

   

Age categories (years)

 

≤ 49

11 (15)

11 (17)

0 (0)

0.719

13 (15)

8 (12)

5 (28)

0.226

0.724

0.582

 

50–64

40 (56)

36 (55)

4 (67)

 

42 (49)

35 (52)

7 (39)

   
 

≥ 65

21 (29)

19 (29)

2 (33)

 

30 (35)

24 (36)

6 (33)

   

Sex

 

Female

28 (39)

25 (38)

3 (50)

0.672

46 (54)

38 (57)

8 (44)

0.429

0.077

0.370

 

Male

44 (61)

41 (62)

3 (50)

 

39 (46)

29 (43)

10 (56)

   

Ethnicity

 

Māori

22 (31)

19 (29)

3 (50)

0.471

27 (32)

19 (28)

8 (44)

0.001

0.456

0.942

 

NZ European & Other

48 (67)

45 (68)

3 (50)

 

52 (61)

47 (70)

5 (28)

   
 

Pacific

2 (3)

2 (3)

0 (0)

 

6 (7)

1 (1)

5 (28)

   

Family history of T2DM

 

Yes

28 (40)

27 (42)

1 (17)

0.390

34 (40)

24 (36)

10 (56)

0.179

1.000

0.590

 

No

42 (60)

37 (58)

5 (83)

 

50 (60)

42 (64)

8 (44)

   

Alcohol consumption

 

Above guidelines

8 (13)

8 (14)

0 (0)

 

6 (8)

5 (9)

1 (6)

1.000

0.573

0.560

 

Within guidelines

54 (87)

50 (86)

4 (100)

 

65 (92)

49 (91)

16 (94)

   

Smoking

 

Current

12 (17)

9 (14)

3 (50)

0.147

18 (21)

12 (18)

6 (33)

0.340

0.193

0.336

 

Never

24 (33)

22 (33)

2 (33)

 

26 (31)

20 (30)

6 (33)

   
 

Past – quit >12 months

31 (43)

30 (45)

1 (17)

 

27 (32)

24 (36)

3 (17)

   
 

Past – quit <12 months

5 (7)

5 (8)

0 (0)

 

14 (16)

11 (16)

3 (17)

   

Co-morbidities

Hypertension

          
 

Yes

39 (55)

36 (55)

3 (50)

1.000

38 (45)

30 (45)

8 (44)

1.000

0.260

0.296

 

No

32 (45)

29 (45)

3 (50)

 

47 (55)

37 (55)

10 (56)

   

Ischaemic heart disease

          
 

Yes

7 (11)

5 (8)

2 (40)

0.086

7 (8)

5 (7)

2 (11)

0.639

0.778

1.000

 

No

58 (89)

55 (92)

3 (60)

 

77 (92)

61 (91)

16 (89)

   

Stroke

 

Yes

2 (3)

1 (2)

1 (25)

0.122

5 (6)

4 (6)

1 (6)

1.000

0.699

0.367

 

No

62 (97)

59 (98)

3 (75)

 

78 (94)

61 (94)

17 (94)

   

NAFLD

 

Yes

4 (7)

4 (7)

0 (0)

1.000

1 (1)

1 (2)

0 (0)

1.000

0.166

0.192

 

No

57 (93)

53 (93)

4 (100)

 

79 (99)

61 (98)

18 (100)

   

Gout

 

Yes

13 (20)

13 (22)

0 (0)

0.574

12 (14)

8 (12)

4 (22)

0.271

0.378

0.158

 

No

51 (80)

47 (78)

4 (100)

 

73 (86)

59 (88)

14 (78)

   
  1. aChi-squared test where at least 80% of cells have expected counts 5 or above, Fisher’s Exact test otherwise