Table 1. Descriptive (socio-demographic and clinical) characteristics of participants.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age(N = 425) | ||
| ≤39 | 26 | 6 |
| 40–49 | 77 | 18 |
| 50–59 | 132 | 31 |
| 60–69 | 120 | 28 |
| 70+ | 70 | 17 |
| Mean (SD) | 581(SD 12) | |
| Sex (N = 425) | ||
| Female | 298 | 70 |
| Male | 127 | 30 |
| Educational level (N = 425) | ||
| None | 52 | 12 |
| Primary and middle | 194 | 46 |
| Secondary and vocational | 118 | 27 |
| Tertiary | 58 | 14 |
| Other | 3 | 0.7 |
| Marital Status (N = 425) | ||
| Married | 245 | 58 |
| Never married | 24 | 5.7 |
| Living together | 1 | 0.2 |
| Widowed | 96 | 23 |
| Divorced | 59 | 14 |
| Occupation (N = 425) | ||
| Professionals with university degrees | 36 | 8.5 |
| Professionals without university degree | 30 | 7 |
| Clerks, motor vehicle drivers, mechanic | 89 | 21 |
| Cooks, barbers, domestic staff, gas staff | 36 | 8.5 |
| Labourers and petty traders | 86 | 20 |
| Apprentices, educated youth, unemployed | 148 | 35 |
| Ethnicity (N = 425) | ||
| Akan | 206 | 49 |
| Ga/Adangbe | 124 | 29 |
| Ewe | 53 | 13 |
| Other | 40 | 9.5 |
| Religion (N = 425) | ||
| Christian | 380 | 89 |
| Islam | 42 | 9.9 |
| Other | 3 | 0.7 |
| Size of your household (N = 412) | ||
| 1–2 | 91 | 22.09 |
| 3–4 | 136 | 33 |
| 5–6 | 116 | 28 |
| 6+ | 69 | 17 |
| Min-Max | 1–27 | |
| Mean (SD) | 5(3) | |
| Additional sources of income (N = 417) | ||
| No | 342 | 82 |
| Yes | 75 | 18 |
| Years of diabetes illness (N = 416) | ||
| ≤1 | 48 | 12 |
| 2–3 | 95 | 23 |
| 4–9 | 138 | 33 |
| 10+ | 135 | 33 |
| Min-Max | <1–45 | |
| Mean (SD) | 7.7 (0.3) | |
| Family history of diabetes (N = 418) | ||
| No | 179 | 43 |
| Yes | 239 | 57 |
| Have any device for checking blood sugar at home (N = 418) | ||
| No | 252 | 60 |
| Yes | 166 | 40 |
Abbreviations; SD = Standard Deviation N = number of observations