Table 3 Participant characteristics, n (%)
|  | Participants (n = 83) |
|---|---|
Male | 43 (52) |
Age, years | |
 <65 | 46 (55) |
 65–75 | 30 (36) |
 76+ | 7 (8) |
Marital status | |
 Married/living with a partner | 50 (60) |
 Widowed/divorced/separated | 33 (40) |
Cohabitation status | |
 Living alone | 35 (42) |
 Living with spouse and/or children | 48 (58) |
Level of primary school | |
 Elementary school | 66 (80) |
 High school | 17 (20) |
Education beyond primary school | |
 None | 10 (12) |
 Vocational training | 48 (58) |
 Short higher education | 6 (7) |
 Intermediate higher education | 13 (16) |
 Long higher education | 6 (7) |
Occupational status | |
 Employed | 19 (23) |
 Unemployed | 64 (77) |
Self-rated health | |
 Excellent | 5 (6) |
 Very good | 16 (19) |
 Good | 39 (47) |
 Less good | 20 (24) |
 Poor | 3 (4) |
Duration of diabetes (years) | |
 <1 | 24 (29) |
 1–10 | 41 (49) |
 >10 | 18 (22) |
Hypertension | 66 (80) |
High cholesterol | 65 (78) |
Current smokers | 13 (16) |
BMI | |
 Normal weight | 14 (17) |
 Overweight | 25 (30) |
 Obese | 25 (30) |
 Severely obese | 19 (23) |