Table 1.

Demographic data and characteristics of the study population

Characteristic		Number (n=350)	Percentage
Sex	Male	125	35.7
	Female	225	64.3
Education	No formal education	86	24.6
	School (primary or secondary)	190	54.3
	Higher education	74	21.1
Occupation	Full-time job	64	18.3
	Part-time job	10	2.9
	Unemployed	275	78.8
Type of insulin used	Short-acting	15	4.3
	Long acting	153	43.7
	Both	166	47.4
	Intermediate	16	4.6
Number of antidiabetic medications	One	26	7.4
	Two	34	9.7
	Three	74	21.1
	More than three	216	61.7
Characteristic	Median	Q1	Q3
Age	61 years	53 years	67 years
Duration of diabetes	18 years	12 years	23.2 years
Duration of insulin use	6 years	3 years	10 years
Most recent HbA1c level	7.8%	7%	8.8%

HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile.