Table 1 Sociodemographic and Health-Related Characteristics for Sample
From: Health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans with diabetes: A cross-sectional study
| Â | Â | Total | No Diabetes | Diabetes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Sample | n | 619 | (100%) | 426 | (68.8%) | 193 | (31.2%) |
Age in yrs * | mean (sd) | 78.32 | (5.20) | 78.80 | (5.46) | 77.26 | (4.40) |
BMI in kg/m2 †| mean (sd) | 28.10 | (5.42) | 27.70 | (5.16) | 29.04 | (5.89) |
Education in yrs | mean (sd) | 5.15 | (3.82) | 5.11 | (3.73) | 5.25 | (4.00) |
Sex | Women | 369 | (59.6%) | 249 | (58.5%) | 120 | (62.2%) |
Married | Yes | 316 | (51.1%) | 209 | (49.1%) | 107 | (55.4%) |
Financial Strain | High | 476 | (77.8%) | 321 | (76.1%) | 155 | (81.6%) |
Heart Attack | Yes | 29 | (4.7%) | 20 | (4.7%) | 9 | (4.7%) |
Stroke | Yes | 23 | (3.7%) | 13 | (3.1%) | 10 | (5.2%) |
Hypertension * | Yes | 336 | (54.6%) | 203 | (48.0%) | 133 | (69.3%) |
Vision | Poor | 80 | (12.9%) | 52 | (12.2%) | 28 | (14.5%) |
Ever Smoked | Yes | 267 | (43.1%) | 189 | (44.4%) | 78 | (40.4%) |