Table 3. Diabetes Duration and Type of Treatment in Participants With Diabetes.

Characteristic	Men (n=120)	Women (n=102)	Total (n=222)
Mean (SD) age at diagnosis, y	41.7 (11.0)	41.1 (11.7)	41.4 (11.3)
Mean (SD) duration of diabetes, y	6.0 (7.4)	6.4 (6.5)	6.2 (7.0)
Ever taken insulin, %	34	46	39
Ever taken pills, %	82	87	84
Ever used natural remedies, %	32	28	31
Current treatment, %a
Insulin	17	17	17
Pills	54	63	58
Diet only	17	11	14
Natural remedies	2	3	2
No treatment	11	7	9
Years since last dilated eye examination, %
<1	29	36	32
1 to <2	4	9	8
≥2	4	10	7
Never	62	45	53b

^aRefers to primary mode of treatment.

^bP<.05.