Characteristics of the sample
| Sex | |
| Male | 146 (61.9) |
| Female | 90 (38.1) |
| Employment status | |
| Full-time | 144 (61.0) |
| Part-time | 34 (14.4) |
| Unemployed | 58 (24.6) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 186 (78.8) |
| College or more | 50 (21.2) |
| Living situation | |
| Living with another | 218 (92.4) |
| Living alone | 18 (7.6) |
| Treatment | |
| Diet and exercise | 55 (23.3) |
| Tablets | 142 (60.2) |
| Insulin | 39 (16.5) |
| Age (years) | 55.2 ± 5.8 (40–64) |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 9.5 ± 5.9 (0.5–34) |
| HbA1c | 7.9 ± 1.6 (5.1–14.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 3.4 (14.0–37.6) |
Data are n (%) or means ± SD (range). n = 236.