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Table 1 Summary of participant characteristics

From: Mobile phone applications and their use in the self-management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a qualitative study among app users and non-app users

Patient characteristic N (%)
App use
 Current or prior 17 (57%)
 Never 13 (43%)
Age
 30–39 1 (3%)
 40–49 7 (23%)
 50–59 5 (17%)
 60–69 12 (40%)
 70–79 5 (17%)
Gender
 Female 14 (47%)
 Male 16 (53%)
Rural classification
 RA2 18 (60%)
 RA3 7 (23%)
 RA4 5 (17%)
Distance to GP (mins)
 0–30 22 (74%)
 31–60 6 (20%)
 61–90 1 (3%)
 301–360 1 (3%)
Distance to endocrinologist (mins)
 0–60 6 (20%)
 61–120 1 (3%)
 181–240 2 (6%)
 301–360 2 (6%)
 NA 19 (63%)
Diabetes management
 Lifestyle modifications 6 (20%)
 Medication 11 (37%)
 Medication and insulin 7 (23%)
 Insulin 4 (13%)
 NA 2 (6%)
  1. Diabetes was not managed by an endocrinologist or chose not to state management
  2. NA not applicable