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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Adherence therapy for adults with type 2 diabetes: a feasibility study of a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

AT group

N = 7

TAU group

N = 6

All participants

N = 13

Age in years

 Median

52

42.5

43

 Range

37–60

32–60

32–60

Gender, n (%)

 Female

7 (100)

2 (33)

9 (69)

 Male

0 (0)

4 (67)

4 (31)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

6 (86)

5 (83)

11 (85)

 Widowed

1 (14)

0 (0)

1 (8)

 Divorced

0 (0)

1 (16.7)

1 (8)

Educational level, n (%)

 None

1 (14)

1 (17)

2 (15)

 High school

1 (14)

4 (67)

5 (39)

 Secondary

3 (43)

0 (0)

3 (23)

 Elementary

2 (29)

0 (0)

2 (15)

 Diploma

0 (0)

1 (17)

1 (8)

Occupation, n (%)

 Employed

0 (0)

3 (50)

3 (23)

 Unemployed

7 (100)

3 (50)

10 (77)

Annual family income, USD

 0–19,200

7 (100)

4 (67)

11 (85)

 19,201–38,400

0 (0)

2 (33)

2 (15)

Country of birth, n (%)

 Saudi Arabia

 

6 (100)

13 (100)

 Other

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

Place of residence, n (%)

 Lived in Riyadh

6 (86)

4 (67)

10 (77)

 Lived outside Riyadh

1 (14)

2 (33)

3 (23)

 Presence of children, n (%)

7 (100)

6 (100)

13 (100)

 Median

5

3

5

 Range

5–9

2–9

2–9