n=34 | |
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Mean age in years (range) | 41 (19–67) |
Gender | |
Female | 23 |
Male | 11 |
Self-defined ethnicity | |
Pakistani | 17 |
Indian | 13 |
Bangladeshi/other South Asian | 4 |
Religion | |
Muslim | 21 |
Sikh | 11 |
Hindu | 2 |
Formal educational attainment* | |
No formal qualifications | 9 |
School level—GCSE (16 year) | 7 |
A level (18-year)/GNVQ equivalent | 13 |
University level | 4 |
Mean BMI (range) | 28 (16–41) |
Family history of diabetes in a first-degree relative | 19 |
Preferred language | |
English | 19 |
Punjabi | 7 |
Urdu | 8 |
*Information on education not provided by 1 participant.
BMI, body mass index; GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education; GNVQ, General National Vocational Qualification.