Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 210)
| Patient characteristics | N (%) or mean ( ±SD) |
|---|---|
| Sex: | |
| Men | 169 (80.5) |
| Women | 41 (19.5) |
| Age (years): | 60.1 (± 10.0) |
| Marital status: | |
| Married | 152 (72.4) |
| Unmarried/Divorced/Bereaved | 58 (27.6) |
| Employment: | |
| Full-time work | 121 (57.7) |
| Part-time work | 50 (23.8) |
| Retired/not working | 36 (17.1) |
| Others | 3 (1.4) |
| Highest education: | |
| Have not graduated high school | 16 (7.6) |
| High school | 66 (31.4) |
| Technical/junior college | 34 (16.2) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 94 (44.8) |
| Duration of diabetes (years): | 13.3 (± 9.6) |
| Primary treatment: | |
| Oral hypoglycemic agents | 123 (58.6) |
| Insulin injections | 15 (7.1) |
| Insulin injections and oral hypoglycemic agents | 45 (21.4) |
| Other injectable medications (other than insulin) | 14 (6.7) |
| Lifestyle | 13 (6.2) |
| HbA1c (%): | 7.3 (± 1.2) |
| Numbers of diabetes-related complications: | |
| 0 | 131 (62.4) |
| 1 | 53 (25.2) |
| 2 | 16 (7.6) |
| 3 | 9 (4.3) |
| 4 | 1 (0.5) |
SD: standard deviation; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.