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Table 1 Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics for affected individuals included in analyses

From: The influence of weight on psychosocial well-being in diabetes

 

Lower perceived weight status

(n = 114)

Higher perceived weight status

(n = 258)

Total

(n = 372)

T1D (n = 182)

75

107

182

 Gender—woman (%)*

51 (68%)

87 (82.1%)

138 (76.2%)

 Race—white (%)

68 (91.9%)

92 (87.6%)

160 (89.4%)

 Ethnicity—non-Hispanic (%)

73 (97.3%)

101 (95.3%)

174 (96.1%)

 Education—college graduate (%)

56 (74.4%)

70 (65.4%)

126 (69.2%)

 Age (mean)

39.95 (14.97)

40.70 (13.88)

40.39 (14.30)

 Time since Diagnosis (mean)

21.86 (16.44)

23.22 (13.79)

22.67 (14.90)

T2D (n = 190)

39

151

190

 Gender—female (%)***

17 (43.6%)

118 (78.1%)

135 (71.1%)

 Race—white (%)

28 (73.7%)

121 (81.2%)

149 (79.7%)

 Ethnicity—non-Hispanic (%)

36 (92.3%)

147 (97.4%)

183 (96.3%)

 Education—college graduate (%)

24 (61.5%)

78 (51.7%)

102 (53.7%)

 Age (mean)

54.49 (12.07)

53.89 (11.35)

54.01 (11.47)

 Time since Diagnosis (mean)

7.923 (10.05)

10.40 (9.11)

9.89 (9.34)

Total (n = 372)

114

258

372

 Gender—woman (%)***

68 (59.6%)

205 (79.8%)

273 (73.6%)

 Race—white (%)

96 (85.7%)

213 (83.9%)

309 (84.4%)

 Ethnicity—non-Hispanic (%)

109 (95.6%)

248 (96.5%)

357 (96.2%)

 Education—college graduate (%)*

80 (70.2%)

148 (57.4%)

228 (61.3%)

 Age (mean)*

44.92 (15.61)

48.42 (14.04)

47.35 (14.61)

 Time since Diagnosis (mean)

17.05 (15.96)

15.76 (12.94)

16.16 (13.92)

 

T1D (n = 182)

T2D (n = 190)

P value

Gender—woman (%)

138 (76.2%)

135 (71.1%)

0.257

Race—white (%)

160 (89.4%)

149 (79.7%)

0.010*

Ethnicity—non-Hispanic (%)

174 (96.1%)

183 (96.3%)

0.926

Education—college grad (%)

126 (69.2%)

102 (53.7%)

0.002**

Age (mean)

40.39 (14.3)

54.01 (11.47)

0.000***

Time since diagnosis (mean)

22.67 (14.9)

9.89 (9.34)

0.000***

  1. Frequency (%) or M (SD) reported *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001
  2. Asterisks denote significant group differences between perceived weight status group