Characteristics of hospital clinic attendees and non-attendees
| Variable | Hospital clinic attendance (n=332) | No hospital clinic attendance (n=288) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Values are median (interquartile range). | |||
| †Mann Whitney U test. | |||
| ‡Values are number (%). | |||
| ¶χ2 test. | |||
| Age (years)* | 61.5 (50.2–69.6) | 67.3 (59.0–76.4) | <0.0001† |
| Duration of diabetes (years)* | 13.5 (9–20) | 12.0 (9–16) | 0.0001† |
| Drugs prescribed* | 2 (0–4) | 2 (1–4) | 0.08† |
| (n=327) | (n=279) | ||
| Townsend score* | 2.71 (−1.11 to 5.24) | 2.94 (−1.00 to 5.24) | 0.5† |
| Men‡ | 190 (57) | 148 (51) | 0.1¶ |
| Treatment:‡ | |||
| Insulin | 221 (67) | 34 (12) | |
| Oral hypoglycaemics | 106 (32) | 192 (67) | |
| Diet only | 5 (2) | 62 (22) | <0.0001¶ |
| Manual job‡ | 51 (34) | 49 (47) | 0.03¶ |
| Home ownership‡ | 204 (75) | 133 (61) | 0.002¶ |
| Access to car‡ | 152 (56) | 90 (41) | 0.001¶ |
| Ethnicity:‡ | |||
| White | 129 (47) | 92 (41) | |
| Indian | 116 (42) | 121 (55) | |
| Other | 31 (11) | 9 (4) | 0.002¶ |