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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of intervention and control group

From: Disentangling the effect of illness perceptions on health status in people with type 2 diabetes after an acute coronary event

 

Intervention group

(n = 81)

Control group

(n = 80)

Total

(n = 161)

Male gender, n (%)

62 (76.5)

60 (75.0)

122 (75.8)

Age, years (SD)

66.0 (9.3)

65.6 (9.4)

65.8 (9.3)

Living alone, n (%)

14 (17.3)

16 (20.0)

30 (18.6)

Duration of type 2 diabetes, years (IQR)

7.0 (2.8–16.0)

8.5 (5–15)

8.0 (4–15)

Use of oral diabetes medication, n (%)

67 (82.7)

66 (82.5)

133 (82.6)

Use of insulin, n (%)

28 (34.6)

23 (28.8)

51 (31.7)

HbA1c, mmol/mol (SD)

55.0 (15.4)

51.0 (10.6)

53.6 (13.4)

Smoking status

 Never, n (%)

19 (23.5)

20 (25.0)

39 (24.2)

 Former, n (%)

55 (67.9)

53 (66.3)

108 (67.1)

 Current, n (%)

7 (8.6)

7 (8.8)

14 (8.7)

Type of acute coronary event

 CABG with/without MI, n (%)

14 (17.3)

16 (20.0)

30 (18.6)

 PTCA with/without MI, n (%)

53 (65.4)

47 (58.8)

100 (62.1)

 MI or instable angina pectoris without invasive intervention, n (%)

14 (17.3)

17 (21.3)

31 (19.2)

Comorbidity

 Cancer, n (%)

9 (11.1)

6 (7.5)

15 (9.3)

 Respiratory illness, n (%)

9 (11.1)

9 (11.3)

18 (11.2)

 Joint problems, n (%)

9 (11.1)

12 (15.0)

21 (13.0)

 Other, n (%)

13 (16.0)

11 (13.8)

24 (14.9)

Microvascular complications

 Eye problems, n (%)

13 (16.0)

6 (7.5)

19 (11.8)

 Kidney problems, n (%)

8 (9.9)

6 (7.5)

14 (8.7)

 Neurologic problems, n (%)

4 (4.9)

1 (1.3)

5 (3.1)

 Diabetic foot abnormalities, n (%)

5 (6.2)

1 (1.3)

6 (3.7)

Followed cardiac rehabilitation, n (%)

41 (50.1)

46 (57.5)

87 (54.0)

Causal item type 2 diabetes-IPQ

 Increased cardiovascular risk, n (%)

2 (2.5)

3 (3.8)

5 (3.1)

 Genetics, n (%)

25 (30.9)

24 (30.0)

49 (30.4)

 Lifestyle, n (%)

47 (58.0)

43 (53.8)

90 (55.9)

 Stress, n (%)

11 (13.6)

9 (11.3)

20 (12.4)

 Age, n (%)

6 (7.4)

15 (18.8)

21 (13.0)

 Medication use, n (%)

3 (3.7)

1 (1.3)

4 (2.5)

 Don’t know, n (%)

8 (9.9)

9 (11.3)

17 (10.6)

 Other, n (%)

10 (12.3)

13 (16.3)

23 (14.3)

Causal item acute coronary event-IPQ

Type 2 diabetes, n (%)

18 (22.3)

18 (22.5)

36 (22.4)

Increased cardiovascular risk, n (%)

23 (28.4)

15 (18.8)

38 (23.6)

Genetics, n (%)

24 (29.6)

20 (25.0)

44 (27.3)

Lifestyle, n (%)

56 (69.1)

67 (83.8)

123 (76.4)

Stress, n (%)

14 (17.3)

22 (27.5)

36 (22.4)

Age, n (%)

1 (1.2)

4 (5.0)

5 (3.1)

Incident, n (%)

2 (2.5)

1 (1.3)

3 (1.9)

Don’t know, n (%)

10 (12.3)

5 (6.3)

15 (9.3)

Other, n (%)

11 (13.6)

16 (0.2)

27 (16.8)