Table 1 Patients characteristics (N = 337)
| Â | Mean (SD) or % |
|---|---|
Demographic variables | Â |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 61.6 (10.9) |
   <55, % | 25.2 |
   55–59.9,% | 14.0 |
   60–64.9 | 19.3 |
   65–69.9 | 18.4 |
   70–74.9 | 10.4 |
   ≥ 75 | 12.8 |
Gender, % | Â |
   Male | 50.7 |
   Female | 49.3 |
Education, % | Â |
   No formal education | 7.1 |
   Primary and junior high schools | 52.5 |
   Senior high school | 21.4 |
   College | 17.8 |
   Graduate | 1.2 |
Employment status, % | Â |
   Yes | 40.4 |
   No | 59.6 |
Laboratory tests | Â |
Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), mg/dL | 150.7 (47.8) |
2-hour postprandial plasma glucose (2 h PPG), mg/dL | 204.0 (78.0) |
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), % | 7.9 (2.0) |
Diabetes complications | Â |
   Retinopathy, % | 16.1 |
   Neuropathy, % | 12.5 |
   Diabetic foot complications, % | 12.5 |
   Cardiovascular complications, % | 14.0 |
   Cerebrovascular complications, % | 5.3 |
Number of comorbid conditions, mean (SD) | 1.8 (1.2) |
Duration of DM in years, mean (SD) | 9.2 (6.3) |
Type of treatment, % | Â |
Lifestyle modification alone or lifestyle modification plus oral agent | 87.9 |
Lifestyle modification plus insulin or lifestyle modification plus oral agent and insulin | 12.1 |
Type of diabetes †, % |  |
Type-1 (age<30 years old and BMI<23) | 1.2 |
Type-2 (either age ≥ 30 years old or BMI ≥ 23, or both) | 98.8 |