Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 210)
Patient characteristics | N (%) or mean (±SD) |
|---|---|
Sex: | |
Men | 169 (80.5) |
Women | 41 (19.5) |
Age (years): | 60.1 (± 10.0) |
Marital status: | |
Married | 152 (72.4) |
Unmarried/Divorced/Bereaved | 58 (27.6) |
Employment: | |
Full-time work | 121 (57.7) |
Part-time work | 50 (23.8) |
Retired/not working | 36 (17.1) |
Others | 3 (1.4) |
Highest education: | |
Have not graduated high school | 16 (7.6) |
High school | 66 (31.4) |
Technical/junior college | 34 (16.2) |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 94 (44.8) |
Duration of diabetes (years): | 13.3 (± 9.6) |
Primary treatment: | |
Oral hypoglycemic agents | 123 (58.6) |
Insulin injections | 15 (7.1) |
Insulin injections and oral hypoglycemic agents | 45 (21.4) |
Other injectable medications (other than insulin) | 14 (6.7) |
Lifestyle | 13 (6.2) |
HbA1c (%): | 7.3 (± 1.2) |
Numbers of diabetes-related complications: | |
0 | 131 (62.4) |
1 | 53 (25.2) |
2 | 16 (7.6) |
3 | 9 (4.3) |
4 | 1 (0.5) |