Characteristics of general practice review attendees and non-attendees
| Variable | General practice review median (interquartile range) (n=124) | No general practice review median (interquartile range) (n=496) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Values are median (interquartile range). | |||
| †Mann Whitney U test. | |||
| ‡Values are number (%). | |||
| ¶χ2 test. | |||
| Age (years)* | 69.7 (58.7–77.1) | 62.8 (54.6–72.0) | <0.0001† |
| Duration of diabetes (years)* | 13 (9–18) | 12 (9–18) | 0.8† |
| Drugs prescribed* | 2 (0–3) | 2 (1–5) | 0.0006† |
| n=120 | n=486 | ||
| Townsend score* | −1.01 (−2.70 to 2.85) | 3.26 (−0.21 to 5.42) | <0.0001† |
| Men‡ | 67 (54) | 271 (55) | 0.9¶ |
| Treatment:‡ | |||
| Insulin | 45 (36) | 210 (42) | |
| Oral hypoglycaemics | 62 (50) | 236 (48) | |
| Diet only | 17 (14) | 50 (10) | 0.3¶ |
| Manual job‡ | 28 (35) | 72 (41) | 0.4¶ |
| Home ownership‡ | 74 (69) | 263 (69) | 1.0¶ |
| Access to car‡ | 59 (55) | 183 (48) | 0.2¶ |
| Ethnicity:‡ | |||
| White | 99 (89) | 122 (32) | |
| Indian | 1 (1) | 236 (61) | |
| Other | 11 (10) | 29 (8) | <0.0001¶ |