Table 1. Sociodemographic characterization of the study sample. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, 2010-2012.
| Variable | People with DM2* n†=412 n(%) | People with CKD‡ n†=191 n(%) | Total Sample n†=603 n(%) | |
| Age group | ||||
| Adult | 129(32,0) | 120(63,0) | 249(41,3) | |
| Elderly | 283(68,0) | 71(37,0) | 354(58,7) | |
| Religion | ||||
| No religion | 14(3,3) | 6(3,2) | 20(3,3) | |
| With religion | 398(96,7) | 185(96,8) | 583(96,7) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Without a partner | 203(50,3) | 85(44,5) | 288(47,8) | |
| Stable Union | 209(50,7) | 106(55,5) | 315(52,2) | |
| Education | ||||
| Never Studied | 29(7,0) | 12(6,0) | 41(6,8) | |
| 1st to 5th grade | 284(69,0) | 107(56,0) | 312(51,7) | |
| 6th to 8th grade | 77(19,0) | 39(21,0) | 129(21,4) | |
| High School | 3(1,0) | 14(7,0) | 36(6,0) | |
| Undergraduate | 19(4,0) | 19(10,0) | 85(14,1) | |
| Economically active | ||||
| Do not Work | 97(23,5) | 27(14,0) | 124(20,6) | |
| Work | 100(24,3) | 24(12,5) | 124(20,6) | |
| Retired | 215(52,2) | 140(73,5) | 355(58,8) | |
| Monthly Income | ||||
| Up to 1 MW§ | 125(42,0) | 22(31,0) | 22(6,0) | |
| >1 MW up to 3 MW | 121(41,0) | 34(47,0) | 278(75,5) | |
| >3 MW | 50(17,0) | 16(22,0) | 68(18,5) | |
*Diabetes Mellitus type 2; †total number; ‡Chronic Kidney Disease; §Minimum Wage, Brazil: R$510.00 (2010), R$545.00 (2011) and R$622.00 (2012)