Table 1.
Demographic details of the study participants (n = 2,178).
| Item | Group | Cases (percentage, %) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 18–44 | 158 (7.3) |
| 45–59 | 672 (30.8) | |
| 60- | 1,348 (61.9) | |
| Gender | Male | 1,204 (55.3) |
| Female | 974 (44.7) | |
| Marital status | Married | 2,020 (92.7) |
| Unmarried or others | 158 (7.3) | |
| Educational level | Illiterate | 256 (11.8) |
| Primary school | 504 (23.1) | |
| Junior high school | 684 (31.4) | |
| Senior high school | 507 (23.3) | |
| Three-year junior college | 180 (8.3) | |
| Bachelor | 47 (2.2) | |
| Average annual per capita disposable income of households | < RMB 18,931 | 1,356 (62.3) |
| ≥RMB 18,931 | 822 (37.7) | |
| Employment status | Employed | 177 (8.1) |
| Unemployed | 2,001 (91.9) | |
| Duration of the illness (years) | < 5 | 465 (21.3) |
| 5–10 | 1,134 (52.1) | |
| >10 | 579 (26.6) | |
| Family history of DM | Yes | 317 (14.6) |
| No | 1,861 (85.4) | |
| Control of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) | < 7.0 | 494 (22.7) |
| ≥7.0 | 1,684 (77.3) | |
| Status of oral diabetes medication administration | Yes | 1,349 (61.9) |
| No | 829 (38.1) | |
| Status of insulin administration | Yes | 913 (41.9) |
| No | 1,265 (58.1) | |
| Number of complications | 0 | 607 (27.9) |
| 1 | 895 (41.1) | |
| 2 | 554 (25.4) | |
| 3 | 112 (5.1) | |
| 4 | 10 (0.5) |