Table 2.
Disease-related characteristics of 162 diabetes patients in Yakeshi, a remote city in northern China, April 2010–April 2011
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Family history | ||
| Yes | 133 | 82·10 |
| No | 29 | 17·90 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| <18·5 | 3 | 1·85 |
| 18·5–24·9 | 53 | 32·72 |
| 25·0–29·9 | 62 | 38·27 |
| 30·0–34·9 | 44 | 27·16 |
| 35·0–39·9 | 0 | 0·00 |
| ≥40·0 | 0 | 0·00 |
| Duration of practice (years) | ||
| <1 | 39 | 24·07 |
| 1–5 | 54 | 33·33 |
| 6–10 | 41 | 25·31 |
| 11–15 | 17 | 10·49 |
| >15 | 11 | 6·80 |
| Diabetes complication | ||
| Yes | 128 | 79·12 |
| No | 34 | 20·88 |
| Glycaemic control methods | ||
| Drugs + exercise + diet control | 47 | 29·01 |
| Drugs + diet control | 66 | 40·74 |
| Drugs + exercise | 9 | 5·56 |
| Drugs | 23 | 14·20 |
| Diet control | 9 | 5·56 |
| Other methods | 8 | 4·93 |
‘Family history’ means whether patients’ relatives had had diabetes; ‘Duration of practice’ refers to the length of time that patients had had diabetes.