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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 406 diabetic patients)

From: Diabetes care in Switzerland: good, but perfectible: a population-based cross-sectional survey

Age (n = 406), mean (SD)

64.4 (11.4)

Women (n = 406)

40.6%

Civil status (n = 403)

 

 Single

8.7%

 Married/partnership

62.5%

 Divorced/separated/widowed

28.8%

Education (n = 392)

 

 Primary

19.1%

 Secondary

55.6%

 Tertiary

25.3%

Employment status (n = 394)

 

 Full-time

25.1%

 Part-time

9.1%

 Retired

55.6%

 Unemployment/handicapped/student

5.8%

 Stay-at-home

4.3%

Place of residence (n = 399)

 

 Urban

38.9%

 Semi-urban

27.1%

 Rural

34.1%

Current smoking (n = 398)

16.3%

BMI (n = 378)

 

 Overweight

35.7%

 Obese

46.3%

Physically inactive (n = 385)

28.6%

Self-reported health (n = 398)

 

 Excellent/very good

15.9%

 Good

64.3%

 Medium/poor

19.9%