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Table 2 Participant characteristics and EQ-5D visual analogue scale (VAS) and index scores by country and diabetes type (UK general public n = 150; Swedish people with diabetes n = 150)
| Characteristics | UK general public | Swedish people with diabetes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n = 150) | Type 1 diabetes (n = 63) | Type 2 diabetes (n = 87) | Overall (n = 150) | |
| Age - years, mean (SD) | 34.8 (12.3) | 39.2 (17.2) | 60.3 (14.4) | 51.5 (18.8) |
| Min - max | 18–87 | 18–82 | 19–86 | 18–86 |
| Gender - Female, n (%) | 86 (57.3) | 43 (68.3) | 53 (60.9) | 96 (64.0) |
| Qualifications, n (%) | ||||
| University education | 93 (62.0) | 13 (20.6) | 22 (25.3) | 35 (23.3) |
| Missing | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Main activity, n (%) | ||||
| Employed full-time | 96 (64.0) | 32 (50.8) | 19 (21.8) | 51 (34.0) |
| Employed part-time | 22 (14.7) | 5 (7.9) | 11 (12.6) | 16 (10.7) |
| Student | 13 (8.7) | 9 (14.3) | 2 (2.3) | 11 (7.3) |
| Seeking work/unemployed | 5 (3.3) | 6 (9.5) | 6 (6.9) | 12 (8.0) |
| Retired | 3 (2.0) | 11 (17.5) | 49 (56.3) | 60 (40.0) |
| Other | 10 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Age at diagnosis - years, mean (SD) | – | 20.8 (15.2) | 49.7 (13.9) | 37.4 (20.4) |
| Duration of diabetes - years, mean (SD) | – | 18.3 (13.1) | 10.6 (9.8) | 13.9 (11.9) |
| EQ-5D VAS score, mean (SD) | 81.5 (14.7) | 76.7 (17.8) | 72.1 (15.7) | 74.1 (16.7) |
| EQ-5D Index score, mean (SD) | 0.90 (0.17) | 0.81 (0.28) | 0.71 (0.35) | 0.75 (0.32) |
