Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Variable | |
|---|---|
| Age (yr)* | 48 (19-65) |
| Duration of DM * | 10 (3-21) |
| Treatment (n) | |
| Oral agents | 13 |
| Insulin | 8 |
| Combination with insulin | 0 |
| Number of years spent in school* | 10 (6-17) |
| Educational level (n) | |
| Primary | 5 |
| Secondary | 10 |
| Upper secondary (College) | 4 |
| University >2 years | 2 |
| Current working conditions (n) | |
| Gainfully employed | 9 |
| Unemployed | 8 |
| Pensioners | 3 |
| Students | 1 |
| Family circumstances (n) | |
| Married | 13 |
| Single | 3 |
| Divorced | 2 |
| Widowed | 3 |
| Complications related to DM (n) | |
| Eyes | 10 |
| Feet/lower extremity | 6 |
| Kidney | 1 |
| Hypertension | 2 |
| No complications | 2 |
* Median (range).