Table 2.
Characteristics of the diabetes patients (%)
| Characteristics | Male N = 104 | Female N = 93 | p-value Chi-square |
| Type of diabetes | 0.75 | ||
| Type 1 | 7.2 | 8.1 | |
| Type 2 | 92.8 | 91.9 | |
| Duration of diabetes (since first diagnosis) | 0.23 | ||
| < 1 year | 8.2 | 3.8 | |
| 2–5 years | 34.1 | 31.7 | |
| 6–10 years | 33.7 | 39.8 | |
| > 10 years | 24.0 | 24.7 | |
| Complications | <0.001 | ||
| None | 58.7 | 30.1 | |
| Major one | |||
| Retinopathy | 10.6 | 17.7 | |
| Nephropathy | 3.8 | 9.7 | |
| Neuropathy | 4.3 | 9.7 | |
| Diabetic foot | 4.8 | 12.9 | |
| Two or more | 17.8 | 19.9 | |
| Treatment for diabetes | 0.014 | ||
| Pills | 54.8 | 51.1 | |
| Insulin | 15.9 | 18.8 | |
| Pills + Insulin | 16.8 | 25.3 | |
| Diet only | 12.5 | 4.8 |