Table 1.
General characteristics of the study sample (N = 261).
| Variable | Control sample | Clinical sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | M | 42.2% | 56.6% |
| F | 57.8% | 43.4% | |
| Education | Elementary school | 2.0% | 6.3% |
| Secondary school | 21.6% | 47.2% | |
| High school | 52.9% | 30.2% | |
| Bachelor's degree | 20.6% | 14.5% | |
| PhD or specialization | 2.9% | 1.9% | |
| Employment status | Housewife | 24.5% | 17.6% |
| Full time | 46.1% | 39.6% | |
| Unemployed | 17.6% | 7.5% | |
| Pensioner | 9.8% | 30.8% | |
| Student | 2.0% | 4.4% | |
| Marital status | Never married | 16.7% | 13.2% |
| Currently married | 73.5% | 77.4% | |
| Widowed | 3.9% | 3.1% | |
| Cohabitant | 2.9% | 1.9% | |
| Separated or divorced | 2.9% | 4.4% | |
| Housing situation | I live alone | 4.9% | 5.7% |
| I live with others | 95.1% | 94.3% | |
| Age (M ± SD) | 49.1 ± 9.54 | 55.5 ± 13.5 | |
| Disease duration (M ± SD) | 11.6 ± 8.9 | ||
| HbA1c (M ± SD) | 7.6 ± 1.5 | ||
| BMI (M ± SD) | 28.6 ± 5.5 | ||
| Medical Complications | 38.61% | ||