Characteristic | Nmissing values | Mean (SD) |
Age, years | 6 | 68.3 (11.1) |
 | Categories | N(%) |
Recruitment source | General practitioner | 64 (15.1) |
Postal invite | 359 (84.9) | |
Sex | Male | 243 (57.5) |
Female | 179 (42.3) | |
Missing | 1 (0.2) | |
Ethnicity | White | 385 (91.0) |
South Asian | 21 (5.0) | |
Black | 8 (1.9) | |
Other | 6 (1.4) | |
Missing | 3 (0.7) | |
Time since type 2 diabetes diagnosis | < 12 months | 19 (4.5) |
1 to 3 years | 29 (6.9) | |
4 to 10 years | 146 (34.5) | |
> 10 years | 220 (52.0) | |
Missing | 9 (2.1) | |
HbA1c measured in the last 12 months | Yes | 392 (92.7) |
No | 13 (3.1) | |
Do not know | 16 (3.8) | |
Missing | 2 (0.5) | |
HbA1c result, mmol/mol | ≤ 53 (≤ 7%) | 136 (32.2) |
54–69 (7.1–8.5%) | 82 (19.4) | |
70–86 (8.6–10.0%) | 19 (4.5) | |
≥ 87 (≥ 10.1%) | 8 (1.9) | |
Missing | 178 (42.1) | |
Diabetes medication | None (diet and lifestyle) | 97 (22.9) |
DPP-IV | 7 (1.7) | |
GLP-I | 1 (0.2) | |
Insulin | 24 (5.7) | |
Metformin | 145 (34.3) | |
SGLT-2 | 1 (0.2) | |
Sulphonylurea | 10 (2.4) | |
Multiple diabetes medications | 121 (28.6) | |
Other | 0 (0.0) | |
Missing | 17 (4.0) | |
Ever referred to SSME | No | 158 (37.4) |
Yes | 241 (57.0) | |
Do not know | 14 (3.3) | |
Missing | 10 (2.4) | |
Date of SSME referral | ≤ 1 year | 55 (13.0) |
> 1 year | 166 (39.2) | |
Do not know | 5 (1.2) | |
Missing | 197 (46.6) | |
Ever attended group SSME | No | 211 (49.9) |
Yes | 190 (44.9) | |
Missing | 22 (5.2) | |
Type of SSME attended | N/A | 233 (55.1) |
Unknown | 20 (4.7) | |
DESMOND | 72 (17.0) | |
Juggle | 53 (12.5) | |
Tonic | 1 (0.2) | |
Other | 21 (5.0) | |
Missing | 22 (5.2) | |
Date of SSME attendance | ≤ 1 year | 29 (6.9) |
> 1 year | 116 (27.4) | |
Missing | 278 (65.7) | |
Re-invited if did not attend | No | 128 (30.3) |
Yes | 11 (2.6) | |
Missing | 284 (67.1) | |
Reason for not attending SSME | Lack of information | 2 (0.5) |
Lack of perceived benefit | 16 (3.8) | |
Unsuitable time | 5 (1.2) | |
Suitable transport unavailable | 3 (0.7) | |
Othera | 33 (7.8) | |
Rather not say | 1 (0.2) | |
Missing | 363 (85.8) | |
Ever attended one-to-one SSME | No | 372 (87.9) |
Yes | 21 (5.0) | |
Do not know | 15 (3.6) | |
Missing | 15 (3.6) | |
Ever attended online SSME | No | 403 (95.3) |
Yes | 8 (1.9) | |
Do not know | 2 (0.5) | |
Missing | 10 (2.4) | |
Would you attend SSME if invited? | No | 99 (23.4) |
Yes | 299 (70.7) | |
Missing | 25 (5.9) | |
Reason for not wanting to attend if invited | Lack of information | 1 (0.2) |
Lack of perceived benefit | 24 (5.7) | |
Unsuitable time | 3 (0.7) | |
Suitable transport unavailable | 9 (2.1) | |
Otherb | 44 (10.4) | |
Rather not say | 1 (0.2) | |
Missing | 341 (80.6) | |
Preferred format | Group | 103 (24.4) |
One-to-one | 122 (28.8) | |
Online | 64 (15.1) | |
Group/one-to-one | 39 (9.2) | |
Group/online | 9 (2.1) | |
One-to-one/online | 7 (1.7) | |
Any | 12 (2.8) | |
Missing | 67 (15.8) |