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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for control and intervention groups

From: Improving adherence to glaucoma medication: a randomised controlled trial of a patient-centred intervention (The Norwich Adherence Glaucoma Study)

 

Control

Intervention

 

N

%

N

%

Gender

 Male

58

54.7

47

46.1

 Female

48

45.3

55

53.9

Ethnicity

 White British

104

98.1

102

100

 Other

2

1.9

0

0

Housing tenure

 Home owner

92

86.8

82

80.4

 Renter (council)

6

5.7

11

10.8

 Renter (private)

5

4.7

4

3.9

 Other

3

2.8

5

4.9

Marital status

 Married/partner

75

70.8

73

71.6

 Divorced/separated

5

4.7

7

6.9

 Widowed

19

17.9

17

16.7

 Single

7

6.6

5

4.9

Highest qualification

 GCSE (high school)

44

41.5

45

44.1

 A-levels (college)

4

3.8

5

4.9

 Degree (graduate school)

11

10.4

8

7.8

 Post-graduate

8

7.5

2

2

 Other (inc. less than GCSE)

37

34.9

42

41.2

Parents with glaucoma

 No

79

74.5

70

68.6

 Yes

22

20.08

24

23.5

 Not known/no contact

5

4.7

8

7.8

Siblings with glaucoma

 No

93

87.7

85

83.3

 Yes

8

7.5

9

8.8

 Not known/no contact

5

4.7

8

7.8

Children with glaucoma

 No

102

96.2

95

93.1

 Yes

2

1.9

0

0

 Not known/no contact

2

1.9

7

6.9

Diagnosis and new/follow-up care

 POAG/NTG new patient

33

31.1

32

31.4

 POAG/NTG follow-up patient

40

37.7

37

36.3

 GS/OH new patient

16

15.1

15

14.7

 GS/OH follow-up patient

17

16.0

18

17.6

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age

70.06

10.9

70.7

11.3

Intraocular pressure

23.4

10.9

22.2

5.4

Charlson score

1.6

2.2

1.5

2.1

Number of medications

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.8

IMD

12.7

7.7

15.4

11.2