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Table 2 Baseline Characteristics of Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Multiple Chronic Conditions (n = 132)a

From: Effectiveness of a community program for older adults with type 2 diabetes and multimorbidity: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Intervention Group (n = 70)

Usual Care Group (n = 62)

Femaleb, n (%)

44 (62.9)

28 (45.2)

Age in years, n (%)

 65–69

19 (27.9)

19 (30.6)

 70–74

19 (27.9)

17 (27.4)

 75+

30 (44.1)

26 (41.9)

Marital Status, n (%)

 Married, living together

42 (60.9)

36 (58.1)

 Never Married, Widowed, Divorced, Separated

27 (39.1)

26 (41.9)

Annual Income ($CAD), n (%)

 $0 to $39,999

17 (33.3)

26 (50.0)

 $40,000+

34 (66.7)

26 (50.0)

Number of chronic conditions, n (%)

 0–5

13 (18.6)

6 (9.7)

 6–10

32 (45.7)

34 (54.8)

 11–15

21 (30.0)

19 (30.6)

 > 15

4 (5.7)

3 (4.8)

Number of prescription medications, n (%)

 0–3

8 (11.4)

10 (16.1)

 > 3

62 (88.6)

52 (83.9)

Time since diabetes diagnosis

 0 to < 5 years

9 (13.6)

13 (21.0)

 ≥ 5 and < 20 years

37 (56.1)

32 (51.6)

 ≥ 20 years

20 (30.3)

17 (27.4)

Self-Efficacyc, mean (SD)

8.0 (1.6)

7.9 (1.5)

HRQoL - Physical Functioningd, mean (SD)

42.4 (10.5)

43.1 (11.7)

HRQoL - Mental Functioningb,e, mean & SD

55.6 (7.7)

52.5 (9.3)

Depressive Symptomsf, mean (SD)

5.0 (5.2)

6.7 (5.6)

Anxietyg, mean (SD)

2.9 (3.9)

2.9 (3.8)

Self-Managementh, mean (SD)

37.3 (11.7)

34.2 (9.3)

  1. HRQoL health-related quality of life, SD standard deviation
  2. aDifferences between the groups were tested using the chi-square test for categorical variables or the t-test for continuous normally-distributed variables
  3. bp < 0.05, Randomization resulted in allocation of more females to ACHRU-CPP than intervention group
  4. cMeasured by Self Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-item Scale, scale range 0–10
  5. dMeasured by Physical Component Summary Score (PCS) of SF-12 survey, scale range 0–100
  6. eMeasured by Mental Component Summary Score (MCS) of SF-12 survey, scale range 0–100
  7. fMeasured by Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression 10-Item Scale (CES-D-10), scale range 0–30
  8. gMeasured by Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale (GAD-7), scale range 0–21
  9. hMeasured by Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Scale (SDSCA), scale range 0–63. SDSCA normally consists of 11 items (2 general diet, 3 special diet, 2 exercise, 2 blood glucose monitoring, 2 ft care). Two blood glucose monitoring items were excluded from the scale score because 45 (34%) of study participants indicated that they did not have a monitoring plan