Table 2 Sample characteristics
Gender, n (%) | |
 Female | 181 (68.05) |
 Male | 85 (31.95) |
Age, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 48 (10.92), 49 (40–57) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
 Single | 25 (9.40) |
 Married | 152 (57.14) |
 Cohabitation | 44 (16.54) |
 Divorced | 4 (1.50) |
 Widowed | 36 (13.53) |
 Other | 5 (1.88) |
Most usual living situation, n (%) | |
 Lives alone | 6 (2.27) |
 Has other people living with him/her | 258 (97.73) |
 Number of people are living with him/her, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 4.97 (2.28), 5 (3–6) |
Area of residency, n (%) | |
 Urban | 80 (30.30) |
 Semiurban | 65 (24.62) |
 Rural | 119 (45.08) |
Years of completed education, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 7.59 (3.45), 6 (6–9) |
Highest degree obtained, n (%) | |
 No formal education | 18 (6.87) |
 Primary school | 160 (61.07) |
 Secondary school | 48 (18.32) |
 University degree | 12 (4.58) |
 Vocational school | 23 (8.78) |
 Postgraduate studies | 1 (0.38) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
 Unemployed | 121 (45.49) |
 Employed | 138 (51.88) |
 Retired | 7 (2.63) |
Abilities, mean (SD), median (IQR)a | |
 Writing | 3.29 (0.66), 3 (3–4) |
 Read and understand | 3.27 (0.67), 3 (3–4) |
 Converse with other people and understand | 3.54 (0.54), 4 (3–4) |
 Hear clearly | 3.59 (0.54), 4 (3–4) |
 See things clearly | 3.12 (0.72), 3 (3–4) |
 Do normal daily activities | 3.15 (0.76), 3 (3–4) |
 Move about the community by himself/herself | 3.61 (0.56), 4 (3–4) |
Self-rated overall health, mean (SD), median (IQR)b | 3.27 (0.60), 3 (3–4) |
Types of diabetes, n (%) | |
 Type I | 26 (9.92) |
 Type II | 228 (87.02) |
 Unknown | 8 (3.05) |
Years since diagnosis, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 5.83 (4.67), 5 (2–8) |