Table 1. Distribution of Unhealthy Days by socio-demographic and clinical variables (N = 1456).
Variable | *N (%) | Median (IQR) (unhealthy days summary index) | **p-value | |
Gender: | Male | 842 (57.9) | 0 (0–9) | <0.001 |
Female | 612 (42.1) | 3 (0–14) | ||
Age: | 20–39 years | 121 (8.4) | 3 (0–9) | 0.001 |
40–59 years | 546 (38) | 2 (0–13) | ||
60+ years | 768 (53.6) | 0 (0–10) | ||
Type: | Type 1 | 296 (20.3) | 2 (0–8.5) | 0.87 |
Type 2 | 1160 (79.9) | 1 (0–11) | ||
Education: | Primary | 601 (41.3) | 1 (0–10) | 0.62 |
Lower Secondary | 339 (23.3) | 2 (0–9.5) | ||
Completed Secondary | 227 (16.6) | 1 (0–7) | ||
Tertiary | 180 (12.4) | 2 (0–10) | ||
Unknown | 63 (4.3) | 1 (0–23) | ||
Marital Status: | Married | 966 (66.3) | 1 (0–10) | 0.05 |
Unmarried | 477 (32.8) | 2 (0–15) | ||
Insulin Use: | Yes | 462 (31.7) | 2 (0–10) | 0.04 |
No | 828 (56.9) | 0 (0–10) | ||
Diabetes Complications: | None | 408 (28) | 0 (0–5) | <0.001 |
One | 342 (23.5) | 1 (0–8) | ||
Two or more | 706 (48.5) | 4 (0–16.5) | ||
BMI: | <24.9 kg/m2 | 371 (26.2) | 2 (0–10) | <0.001 |
25–29.9 kg/m2 | 572 (40.4) | 0 (0–7.5) | ||
>30 kg/m2 | 474 (33.5) | 3 (0–14) |
Number (N) for individual variables will vary because of missing values.
P value obtained with Mann-Whitney U test or Kruskal Wallis test as appropriate.
= body mass index. BMI