Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants, by intervention group, median(Q1*,Q3†) for continuous or N‡ (%)# for categorical variables
|  | Control (N = 103) | Intervention (N = 103) | Total (N = 206) |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospital Site | |||
  N‡ | 103 | 103 | 206 |
  Korle bu Teaching Hospital | 55 (53%) | 55 (53%) | 110 (53%) |
  Weija Gbawe Municipal Hospital | 48 (47%) | 48 (47%) | 96 (47%) |
Sex | |||
  N-Miss¶ | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  N | 103 | 102 | 205 |
  Male | 32 (31%) | 32 (31%) | 64 (31%) |
  Female | 71 (69%) | 70 (69%) | 141 (69%) |
Age(years) | |||
  N-Miss | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  N | 103 | 102 | 205 |
  Median (Q1¶, Q3#) | 57 (50, 64) | 59 (49, 64) | 58 (49, 64) |
Education | |||
  N-Miss | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  N | 102 | 103 | 205 |
  None | 11 (11%) | 10 (10%) | 21 (10%) |
  Primary | 17 (16.7%) | 16 (16%) | 33 (16%) |
  Middle or higher | 74(73%) | 77 (75%) | 151 (74%) |
Occupation | |||
  N | 103 | 103 | 206 |
  Professionals with degrees | 5 (5%) | 8 (8%) | 13 (6%) |
  other occupation | 45 (44%) | 60 (58%) | 114 (55%) |
  educated youth, unemployed | 44 (43%) | 35 (34%) | 79 (38%) |
Total Income(Dollars) | |||
  N-Miss | 10 | 8 | 18 |
  N | 93 | 95 | 188 |
  Median (Q1, Q3) | 40(20, 90) | 50 (23, 100) | 50 (20, 100) |
Duration of diabetes (years) | |||
  N | 103 | 103 | 206 |
  Median (Q1, Q3) | 5 (3, 10) | 5 (2, 10) | 5 (3, 10) |
HbA1c** (%) | |||
  N | 103 | 103 | 206 |
  Median (Q1, Q3) | 7.6 (6.3, 6.6) | 8.2 (6.5, 10.6) | 8 (6, 10) |
HbA1c (mmol/mol) | |||
  N | 103 | 103 | 206 |
  Median (Q1, Q3) | 58 (45, 82) | 67 (47, 92) | 63 (45, 88) |