Table 1.
Demographic and clinical profiles of older people with diabetes mellitus (DM) treated at the Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto geriatrics service between 2020 and 2022, Belem, Pará, Brazil (N=54).
| Variable | Participants, n (%) | |
| Gender | ||
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Women | 38 (70) |
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Men | 16 (30) |
| Age (years) | ||
|
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60-64 | 22 (41) |
|
|
65-69 | 10 (19) |
|
|
70-74 | 13 (24) |
|
|
≥75 | 9 (17) |
| Education | ||
|
|
Fundamental incomplete | 28 (52) |
|
|
Elementary school complete | 10 (19) |
|
|
High school complete | 7 (13) |
|
|
Incomplete high school | 6 (11) |
|
|
Illiterate | 3 (6) |
| Marital status | ||
|
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Married or stable union | 25 (46) |
|
|
Single | 13 (24) |
|
|
Widower | 9 (17) |
|
|
Divorced | 7 (20) |
| Occupation | ||
|
|
Retired or pensioner | 31 (57) |
|
|
Self-employed | 8 (15) |
|
|
Housewife | 7 (13) |
|
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Unemployed | 5 (8) |
|
|
Othera | 5 (8) |
| Time of treatment for DM (years) | ||
|
|
1-10 | 22 (41) |
|
|
11-20 | 15 (28) |
|
|
21-30 | 9 (17) |
|
|
31-40 | 8 (15) |
| Self-reported quality of life | ||
|
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Good | 27 (50) |
|
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Regular | 24 (41) |
|
|
Bad | 3 (6) |
| Discontinuation of hypoglycemic agents during treatment for COVID-19 | ||
|
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No | 53 (98) |
|
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Yes | 1 (2) |
aOther occupations included caregiver of older people and civil servant.