Table 1.
Characteristics of the study subsample (n = 364) from the MHAS of Mexicans with diabetes
| Variable | Mean |
|---|---|
| Self-rated health (%) | |
| Good/very good/excellent | 15.11 |
| Fair | 54.12 |
| Poor | 30.77 |
| Diabetes care and control (%) | |
| Good self-management | 19.51 |
| Fair self-management | 42.03 |
| Poor self-management | 38.46 |
| Religiosity (%) | |
| Very religious | 67.03 |
| Religious | 22.25 |
| Least religious | 10.71 |
| Instrumental support (%) | |
| Good family support | 56.04 |
| Fair family support | 14.01 |
| Poor family support | 29.95 |
| Support network (%) | |
| Good support network | 58.79 |
| Fair support network | 27.20 |
| Poor support network | 14.01 |
| Emotional support from spouse | 10.43 (2.11) |
| Emotional support from children | 10.79 (1.74) |
| Emotional support from coworkers | 9.59 (2.10) |
| Demographic | |
| Age | |
| Mean in years ± SD | 61.88 (7.75) |
| Education | |
| Mean in years ± SD | 4.51 (3.97) |
| Gender (%) | |
| Female | 62.09 |
| Income (%) | |
| High income tertile | 33.79 |
| Medium income tertile | 33.24 |
| Low income tertile | 33.79 |
| Comorbidities and risk factors | |
| Number of chronic conditions (%) | |
| 0 | 38.46 |
| 1 | 42.03 |
| 2 or more | 19.51 |
| Fatigue (%) | 35.44 |
| Pain (%) | 54.95 |
| Smoking (%) | 35.99 |
| Drinking (%) | 18.68 |