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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the intervention and the control region (2003)

From: Effectiveness of the introduction of a Chronic Care Model-based program for type 2 diabetes in Belgium

 

Intervention region

Control region

Geographical

  

Inhabitants

76,799

68,663

Population density (n/km²)

984

827

Socio-economic

  

Female population (%)

50.8

50.6

Mean age (years)

41,32

40.63

Population over 65 years (%)

18.1

16.2

Foreigners (%)

1.9

3.5

Employment rate (men) (%)*

75.2

74.9

Employment rate (women) (%)*

61.5

58.5

Mean income (%)**

104.7

98.4

Health care facilities

  

GP to population ratio

1:972

1:1069

Hospitals in the region

2

2

Number of endocrinologists

3

2

  1. *Proportion of men and women employed in relation to the available workforce in the region.
  2. **Mean income in relation to the mean income in Flanders.