| Variable | Foreign-born persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes | Swedish-born persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes | ||
| Women n = 10 | Men n = 24 | Women n = 16 | Men n =24 | |
| Age (years)1 | 56 (36 - 73) | 56.5 (42 - 73) | 60 (32 - 75) | 58 (35 - 80) |
| Duration of diabetes (years)1 | 7 (1 - 17) | 12 (2 - 36) | 9.5 (2 - 39) | 8.5 (0.5 - 28) |
| Treatment n (%) | ||||
| Diet | 1 (10) | 5 (21) | 3 (13.3) | 1 (4.30) |
| Oral drugs | 5 (50) | 11 (46) | 3 (20.0) | 11 (47.8) |
| Insulin | 3 (30) | 6 (25) | 5 (33.3) | 5 (26.0) |
| Combination of oral drugs and insulin | 1 (10) | 2 (8) | 5 (33.3) | 5 (21.7) |
| Employment status n (%) | ||||
| Employed | 2 (20) | 9 (38) | 5 (31.3) | 8 (33.3) |
| Unemployed | 2 (20) | 5 (21) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (4.2) |
| Sick-leave | 1 (10) | 2 (8) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (4.2) |
| Old-age pensioner | 3 (30) | 8 (33) | 8 (50.0) | 13 (54.2) |
| Student | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) |
| Family circumstances n (%) | ||||
| Unmarried/living alone | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (8.7) |
| Married/cohabitant | 8 (80) | 19 (79) | 13 (81.3) | 16 (69.6) |
| Divorced | 1 (10) | 4 (17) | 1 (6.3) | 3 (13.0) |
| Widowed | 1 (10) | 1 (4) | 2 (12.5) | 2 (8.7) |
| Children n (%) | 10 (100) | 23 (96) | 10 (62.5) | 20 (87.0) |
| Grandchildren n (%) | 7 (70) | 12 (50) | 5 (31.5) | 13 (54.2) |
| Percentage experience loss | 42 | 20 | 18 | 5 |