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Table 4 Results for PACIC by demographic and clinical characteristics (Study sample; n = 2681)

From: Patients’ assessment of chronic illness care: a validation study among patients with type 2 diabetes in Finland

Characteristic

PACIC Mean (SD)

P-value

Spearman’s rho

P-value

Gender

 Men

2.36 (0.84)

0.001

− 0.07

0.000

 Women

2.26 (0.84)

   

Age

 27–54

2.49 (0.89)

0.000a

−0.12

0.000

 55–64

2.40 (0.87)

   

 65–75

2.21 (0.84)

   

Professional education

 Upper secondary education or less

2.31 (0.84)

0.90

0.01

0.806

 Higher education

2.32 (0.84)

   

Marital status

 Single

2.42 (0.87)

0.000

−0.10

0.000

 Married/cohabiting

2.34 (0.84)

   

 Widowed/divorced

2.16 (0.80)

   

Duration of diabetes

 ≤ 3 years

2.41 (0.85)

0.028

− 0.05

0.011

 4–10 years

2.32 (0.85)

   

 >  10 years

2.27 (0.83)

   

Medication

 Oral drugs only

2.29 (0.83)

0.001

0.06

0.002

 Oral drugs + insulin/insulin only/other

2.41 (0.86)

   

Service provider responsible for care

 Municipal healthcare

2.25 (0.82)

0.000b

0.14

0.000

 Occupational or private healthcare

2.54 (0.89)

   
  1. aKruskal-Wallis test bMann-Whitney U test