Who joins the BDA?
A comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics was made between a random sample of members and non-members of the British Diabetic Association (BDA) of working age (17-65 years) who responded to a questionnaire concerning their employment. There were large regional variations in BDA membership, but overall 27% of responders were BDA members. Of the responders, BDA members were more likely to be women than men (30 vs 25%, p = 0.04) and under rather than over the age of 36 years (38 vs 21%, p less than 0.001). A greater proportion of insulin-treated patients with diabetes were BDA members compared with patients who were not treated with insulin (37 vs 13%, p less than 0.001). Unemployment was significantly less amongst BDA members compared with non-members (12 vs 20%, p less than 0.001). Membership decreased with decreasing social status, with significantly more house-owners being BDA members compared with those living in rented accommodation (31 vs 23%, p less than 0.001).
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Department of Community Medicine, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, UK.
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