Table 1.
Study participants’ sociodemographic and clinical parameters
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61.7 ± 7.5 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 101 (47.9) |
| Male | 110 (52.1) |
| Education level | |
| No formal education | 21 (10.0) |
| Elementary | 104 (49.3) |
| High school | 71 (33.6) |
| College/university | 15 (7.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 15 (7.1) |
| Married | 163 (77.3) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 33 (15.6) |
| Work status | |
| Employed | 104 (49.3) |
| Retired | 51 (24.2) |
| Homemaker | 46 (21.8) |
| Others | 10 (4.7) |
| Total no. comorbidities† | 3.7 ± 1.4 |
| Total no. diabetes‐related complications | 0.2 ± 0.5 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 14.3 ± 9.7 |
| Most recent HbA1c (%)‡ | 8.5 ± 1.5 |
| Total no. chronic medications | 6.8 ± 1.6 |
| Types of antidiabetic medication | |
| Oral hypoglycemic agents | 149 (70.6) |
| Insulin‐containing regimens | 62 (29.4) |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or whole numbers (percentages) as appropriate. †Comorbidities are defined as chronic conditions other than diabetes that are classified in the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. ‡Most recent glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is defined as HbA1c reading taken within 3 months before recruitment into the study.