Table-I.
Patient demographics and basic clinical features (N=110).
| Age (years) Mean(SD) |
57.9 (10.5) | Treatment type | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | n (%) | Diet per se | 8(7.3) |
| Female | 62 (56.4) | OADs | 56(50.9) |
| Male | 48 (43.6) | Insulin | 23(20.9) |
| Marital status | n (%) | Insulin + OAD | 23(20.9) |
| Married | 85(77.3) | Compliance with diet | n (%) |
| Single | 3(2.7) | Good-Very good | 67(60.9) |
| Widow or widower | 16(14.5) | Moderate | 33(30.0) |
| Divorced | 6(5.5) | Poor | 10(9.1) |
| Educational status | n (%) | Compliance with pharmacological treatment | n (%) |
| Literate | 6(5.5) | Good-Very good | 94(85.5) |
| Primary school | 60(54.5) | Poor | 16(14.5) |
| High school | 13(11.8) | Physician visits | n (%) |
| University | 31(28.2) | once per 1-2 months | 53(48.2) |
| Diagnosis of diabetes | n (%) | once per 3-6 months | 41(37.3) |
| Prior diagnosis | 71(64.5) | yearly | 9(8.2) |
| New diagnosis | 39(35.5) | less than once per year | 7(6.4) |
| Duration of diabetes | n (%) | Blood glucose measurement | n (%) |
| ≤1 year | 37(33.6) | everyday | 19(17.3) |
| 1-5 years | 28(25.5) | 4-8 times/week | 40(36.4) |
| 6-10 years | 15(13.6) | 4-8 times/15 days | 20(18.2) |
| ≥10 years | 30(27.3) | 2-4 times/month | 21(19.1) |
| n (%) | less than 2-4 times/month | 10(9.1) | |
| Regular physical exercise | 47(42.7) | ||
| Family history of diabetes | 13(11.8) | ||
| Patient education on DM | 73(66.4) |
DM: diabetes mellitus, OAD: oral antidiabetic drug, SD: standard deviation.