Table 1

Characteristics of SHIELD baseline respondents who completed the EQ-5D, by group

Characteristics
Low Risk n = 5,639
High Risk n = 5,370
Type 2 Diabetes n = 3,849

Age, mean, yrs (SD)
47.0 (16.4)*
58.9 (14.6)*
60.3 (13.1)
Women, %
65.5%*
56.6%
57.8%
Race, % white
88.3%*
88.4%*
85.0%
Education, % with some college or higher
74.0%*
67.3%*
63.9%
Income, % with <$40,000/year
36.5%*
46.3%*
52.5%
Geographic region, %



     Northeast
18.8%
19.7%
19.9%
     South
34.2%
36.7%
38.5%
     Midwest
25.5%
25.5%
23.5%
     West
21.4%
18.1%
18.0%

* p < 0.01 for comparison with type 2 diabetes

Grandy and Fox Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:18   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-18