Table 2 Characteristics of the sample (N = 225)

Age

M

S.D

Range

62.30

12.5

20–87

 Missing

3

Frequencies (n)

%

Sex

 Male

130

57.8

 Female

93

41.3

 Missing

2

0.9

Nationality

 German

220

97.8

 Other Nationalities

2

0.9

 Missing

3

1.3

Education

 Grammar or high school

113

50.3

 Secondary school

64

28.4

 Secondary general school

46

20.4

 Other

2

0.9

Marital status

 Single

19

8.5

 Married/living in partnership

184

81.7

 Divorced

8

3.6

 Widowed

13

5.8

 Missing

1

0.4

Indication^a

 Hypertension

151

67.1

 Diabetes mellitus

168

74.7

 Type

1

82

36.4

2

86

38.3

 Treatment regimen

Diet/physical exercise

7

3.1

OAD

21

9.3

OAD + Insulin

45

20.0

Insulin

95

42.3

 Hyperlipoproteinemia

57

25.3

 Type

Hypercholesterolemia

48

21.4

Hypertriglyceridemia

7

3.1

I don´t know

1

0.4

Missing

1

0.4

 Coronary heart disease

34

15.1

 Heart failure

29

12.9

 Heart attack

20

8.9

 Stroke

13

5.8

 Thyroid diseases

62

27.6

 Depression

34

15.1

 Other

57

25.3

Participation in patient education^a

 Yes

154

68.4

 Indication

Hypertension

12

5.3

Diabetes mellitus

141

62.7

Hyperlipoproteinemia

6

2.7