Sources of information on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, satisfaction with diagnostic process and information provision

Table 3 Demographic factors and the most useful sources of information from GP, Diabetes nurses, Diabetes support group and internet

	GP			Diabetes Nurses			Diabetes Support Group			Internet
	n = 70^a	%	p	n = 50^b	%	p	n = 37^c	%	p	n = 35^d	%	p
Age:
- 19–30 years	26	37.1	0.017*	22	44.0	0.743	20	54.1	0.003*	11	31.4	0.001*
- > 30 years	44	62.9	0.017*	28	56.0	0.743	17	45.9	0.003*	24	68.6	0.001*
Country of birth:
- Australia	22	31.4	0.182	18	36.0	0.237	16	43.2	0.002*	8	22.9	0.031*
- Overseas	48	68.6	0.182	32	64.0	0.237	21	56.8	0.002*	27	77.1	0.031*
Education:
- Year 12 or below	20	28.6	0.138	9	18.0	0.970	8	21.6	0.630	9	25.7	0.268
- Certificate, or diploma	17	24.2		15	30.0		12	32.4		8	22.9
- Bachelor degree	23	32.9		16	32.0		10	27.0		10	28.5
- Postgraduate degree	10	14.3		10	20.0		7	19.0		8	22.9
Work status:
- Full time	24	34.3	0.876	21	42.0	0.507	12	32.4	0.930	12	34.2	0.262
- Part time	13	18.6		7	14.0		7	19.0		8	22.9
- Other	33	47.1		22	44.0		18	48.6		15	42.9

Multiple response crosstabs was used. Kruskal-Wallis test, T-test and Chi-Square test for p value
^a,b,c,dThe number in each category who expected information source from GP^a, diabetes nurses^b, diabetes support group^c and the internet^d
*P <0.05 was considered statistically significant