Table 1 |
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Characteristics of study population |
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Variable |
n = 96 |
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Male sex (%) |
76 |
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Age (years) |
64.49 (± 10.73) |
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Diabetes type (type 2%) |
90 |
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Diabetes duration (years) |
15.89 (± 11.54) |
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Education (%) |
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Completed primary school |
6.3 |
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Undertook some secondary school |
80.1 |
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Completed secondary school* |
6.3 |
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Undertook some university |
2.1 |
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Completed undergraduate university degree |
3.1 |
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Completed postgraduate university degree |
2.1 |
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Living arrangement (%) |
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Spouse/partner/friends |
72 |
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Alone |
28 |
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History of foot pathology (%) |
70 |
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FCCS score |
41.13 (± 10.71) |
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Preventative behaviour score |
0.57 (± 0.14) |
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Potentially damaging behaviour score |
0.20 (± 0.09) |
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Data are means (± standard deviations), unless otherwise stated *In Australia, secondary school is generally completed at around 18 years of age, after 12 years of schooling. |
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Perrin et al. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009 2:3 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-2-3 |
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