Table 1.
Sociodemographics of study population
| Characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Gender |
Female |
51.2% |
| Male |
48.8% |
|
|
Age group |
20-29 |
0.1% |
| 30-39 |
1.1% |
|
| 40-49 |
9.2% |
|
| 50-59 |
32.4% |
|
| 60-69 |
29.4% |
|
| 70-79 |
20.7% |
|
| 80-89 |
6.8% |
|
| >89 |
0.2% |
|
|
Smoking status |
Never-smoked |
71.6% |
| Ever-smoked |
28.4% |
|
|
Alcohol intake |
Non-drinker |
76.1% |
| Ever-drinker |
23.9% |
|
|
Education level |
None |
18.0% |
| Primary |
40.2% |
|
| Secondary |
37.0% |
|
| Tertiary or above |
4.8% |
|
|
Occupation |
Housewife |
28.8% |
| Professional |
1.9% |
|
| Non-manual |
10.6% |
|
| Manual skilled |
10.4% |
|
| Manual non-skilled |
8.8% |
|
| Unemployed |
4.3% |
|
| Retired |
35.2% |
|
|
Body mass index |
<18.5 |
1.2% |
| 18.5-22.9 |
22.3% |
|
| 23-24.9 |
21.9% |
|
| 25-27.4 |
26.3% |
|
| 27.4-30 |
15.8% |
|
| >30 |
12.4% |
|
|
Waist hip ratio* |
Low (<0.8 female; <0.96 male) |
25.8% |
| Moderate (0.81-0.85 female; 0.96-1.0 male) |
28.0% |
|
| High (>0.85 female; >1.0 male) |
46.2% |
|
|
Home monitoring |
None |
62.2% |
| Urine testing only |
1.1% |
|
| Finger prick testing |
36.3% |
|
|
Mean duration of diabetes |
7.3 years |
|
| Comorbidities | Hypertension |
57.6% |
| Coronary heart disease |
3.8% |
|
| Stroke | 4.5% | |