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Table 1 Characteristics of Kaiser Permanente and Danish Healthcare System sample populations

From: Self-Management Support to People with Type 2 Diabetes - A comparative study of Kaiser Permanente and the Danish Healthcare System

 

DHS (n = 1533)

KP (n = 823)

Mean age (95 % CI)

61.2 (60.9-61.6)

58.9 (58.3-59.5)

Female

38 %

52 %

Education

  

Less than high school

32 %

8 %

Completed high school

26 %

44 %

Some college

27 %

18 %

College graduate

15 %

30 %

Mean BMI (95 % CI)

30.5 (30.2-30.8)

31.5 (30.9-31.9)

BMI above 30

48 %

50 %

Active smoker

25 %

7.7 %1

Mean HbA1c (95 % CI)

7.4 (7.3-7.5)

7.4 (7.3-7.5)

HbA1C > 8 %

23 %

24 %

HbA1C > 9 %

10 %

12 %

  1. 1Source: (Moffet et al. 2009).