Table 1.
Tabular summary of data from patients with type-2 diabetes.
| Background characteristics | #Patients (%) | Use of herbal medicine (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Gender | Male | 43 (38.4) | 23 (20.5) | 20 (17.9) |
| Female | 69 (61.6) | 33 (29.5) | 34 (30.4) | |
| Age groups (years) | ≤ 30 | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
| 1–45 | 9 (8.1) | 4 (3.6) | 5 (4.5) | |
| 46–60 | 39 (34.8) | 19 (16.9) | 20 (17.9) | |
| 61–75 | 57 (50.9)6 | 30 (26.8) | 25 (22.3) | |
| >75 | (5.4) | 3 (2.7) | 3 (2.7) | |
| Presence of co-morbidities | Hypertension + Arteriosclerosis + Arthritis | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
| Hypertension + High cholesterol + Arthritis | 6 (5.4) | 4 (3.6) | 2 (1.8) | |
| Hypertension + High cholesterol + Arteriosclerosis | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Hypertension + High cholesterol | 17 (15.2) | 11 (9.8) | 6 (5.4) | |
| Hypertension + Arteriosclerosis | 2 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Hypertension + Arthritis | 4 (3.6) | 2 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Hypertension + Neuropathy | 2 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Hypertension | 46 (41.1) | 22 (19.6) | 24 (21.5) | |
| High cholesterol | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| None | 30 (26.8) | 13 (11.6) | 17 (15.2) | |
| Monthly prescription cost (Naira)* | < 5000 | 23 (20.5) | 9 (8.0) | 12 (10.7) |
| 5001–10,000 | 27 (24.1) | 17 (15.2) | 10 (9.9) | |
| 10,001–15,000 | 10 (8.9) | 4 (3.6) | 6 (5.4) | |
| >15,000 | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | |
#
Information about herb use in two patients was not given.
*
Data on cost of prescription was not obtained from all the interviewed patients (£1 ≈ 265 Naira, $1 ≈ 170 naira www.xe.com; Accessed 13th Nov 2014).