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Table 1 Description of study population

From: Adaptation and psychometric validation of Diabetes Health Profile (DHP-18) in patients with type 2 diabetes in Quito, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total

n: 146 (%)

Re-test

n:75 (%)

p valor

Age

Mean (SD)

56.8 (11.3)

57.5 (10.3)

0.467

Sex

Female

85 (58.2)

41 (54.7)

0.404

Male

61 (41.8)

34 (45.3)

 

Ethnicity

Mestizo

117 (80.1)

59 (78.7)

0.683

Other minorities

29 (19.9)

16 (21.3)

 

Civil status

Married/cohabitant

99 (67.8)

55 (73.4)

0.127

Separated/divorced

18 (12.3)

10 (13.3)

 

Single/widow-widower

29 (19.9)

10 (13.3)

 

Educational level

No formal schooling

10 (6.8)

3 (4.0)

0.561

Basic education

73 (50.0)

38 (50.7)

 

High school and non-university higher education

47 (32.2)

25 (33.3)

 

University studies

16 (11.0)

9 (12.0)

 

BMI

18.5–24.9 kg/m2

28 (23.3)

12 (18.7)

0.159

25.0–29.9 kg/m2

45 (37.5)

22 (34.4)

 

 ≥ 30 kg/m2

47 (39.2)

30 (46.9)

 

Not reported

26

11

 

Time since diagnosis with diabetes

 <  = 5 years

54 (37.0)

28 (37.3)

0.245

6–10 years

45 (30.8)

27 (36.0)

 

 > 10 years

47 (32.2)

20 (26.7)

 

Diabetes complications

At least one

31 (21.2)

16 (21.3)

0.976

Macrovascular complication*

5 (3.4)

3 (4.0)

0.694

Microvascular complication

28 (19.2)

14 (18.7)

0.872

 Ocular

23 (15.8)

11 (7.5)

0.965

 Renal

7 (4.8)

3 (2.1)

0.802

 Neuropathy

2 (1.4)

0

 

 Diabetic foot

2 (1.4)

1 (0.7)

0.941

Comorbidities

At least one

84 (57.5)

44 (58.7)

0.776

Hypertension

65 (44.5)

37 (49.3)

0.229

Depression

7 (4.8)

2 (2.7)

0.266

Dyslipidemia

8 (5.5)

4 (5.3)

0.879

Other comorbilidities

10 (6.8)

2 (2.7)

0.051

  1. NA Not available
  2. *Includes: Ischemic Heart Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease, Heart Failure