Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and diabetes medication at baseline: comparisons between the intervention and control groups of adults aged 40–70 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Moretele sub-district (North West Province), South Africa, April 2010–November 2011
| Intervention group (n 41) | Control group (n 41) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Mean, median or n | sd, IQR or % | Mean, median or n | sd, IQR or % |
| Age (years)* | 59·4 | 6·9 | 58·2 | 8·0 |
| Diabetes duration (years)† | 5 | 3–9 | 7 | 4–10 |
| Ethnicity‡ | ||||
| Black Africans | 41 | 100·0 | 41 | 100·0 |
| Sex‡ | ||||
| Male | 5 | 12·2 | 6 | 14·6 |
| Female | 36 | 87·8 | 35 | 85·4 |
| Age–sex‡ | ||||
| Males 40–60 years | 2 | 4·9 | 3 | 7·3 |
| Males 61–70 years | 3 | 7·3 | 3 | 7·3 |
| Females 40–60 years | 20 | 48·8 | 19 | 46·4 |
| Females 61–70 years | 16 | 39·0 | 16 | 39·0 |
| Marital status‡ | ||||
| Single | 6 | 14·6 | 6 | 14·6 |
| Married | 25 | 61·1 | 28 | 68·3 |
| Widowed | 6 | 14·6 | 6 | 14·6 |
| Separated/divorced | 4 | 9·8 | 1 | 2·5 |
| Living situation‡ | ||||
| Live with family | 37 | 90·2 | 39 | 95·1 |
| Live alone | 3 | 7·3 | 2 | 4·9 |
| Other | 1 | 2·5 | 0 | 0·0 |
| Education level‡ | ||||
| No formal education | 2 | 4·9 | 5 | 12·2 |
| Grade 1–6 | 11 | 26·8 | 11 | 26·8 |
| Grade 7–9 | 18 | 43·9 | 16 | 39·0 |
| Grade 10–12 | 7 | 17·1 | 8 | 19·5 |
| Post grade 12 | 3 | 7·3 | 1 | 2·5 |
| Employment status‡ | ||||
| Employed | 2 | 4·9 | 6 | 14·6 |
| Not employed | 39 | 95·1 | 35 | 84·4 |
| Oral hypoglycaemics‡ | ||||
| Biguanides | 8 | 19·5 | 7 | 17·1 |
| Sulfoynlureas + biguanides | 29 | 70·7 | 29 | 70·7 |
| Sulfonylureas | 4 | 9·8 | 5 | 12·2 |
*
Data presented are mean and standard deviation.
†
Data presented are median and interquartile range (IQR).
‡
Data presented are number and percentage.