Table 1

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants With Completed CARE Score in the ADDITION-Cambridge Study

VariableAll Participants
n = 628
CARE Score Tertiles
Tertile 1 (≤37) n = 206Tertile 2 (38-46) n = 215Tertile 3 (>46) n = 207
Sociodemographic characteristics
 Male, No. (%)376 (60)119 (58)128 (60)129 (62)
 Age at baseline, y61 (7.1)59 (7.6)60 (6.4)61 (7.1)
 White, No. (%)608 (97)197 (96)208 (97)203 (98)
 Full-time employment >30 h per week, No. (%)221 (35)79 (38)79 (37)63 (30)
 Age >18 y when left full-time education, No. (%)299 (48)93 (45)102 (47)104 (50)
Clinical characteristics
 HbA1c (%)6.51 (0.86)6.51 (0.80)6.54 (0.79)6.44 (0.95)
 HbA1c (mmol/mol)48.0 (7.0)48.0 (6.4)48.0 (6.3)47.0 (8.0)
 Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.96 (1.38)2.14 (1.39)1.86 (1.96)1.88 (1.74)
 LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)2.46 (0.79)2.29 (0.80)2.47 (0.81)2.41 (0.76)
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.49 (0.93)4.57 (1.01)4.53 (0.86)4.35 (0.91)
 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)135.4 (18.8)136.6 (19.4)133.7 (19.0)135.6 (19.4)
 Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)78.43 (9.7)78.7 (9.2)78.9 (10.9)77.8 (9.4)
  • ADDITION = Anglo-Danish-Dutch Study of Intensive Treatment in People With Screen Detected Diabetes in Primary Care; CARE = consultation and relational empathy measure; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.

  • Note: Values are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated. All values were obtained at baseline.