Table 1.
Population characteristics | Total population n=305 (100%) |
Gender | |
Male | 130 (42.6) |
Female | 175 (57.4) |
Age (years) | |
≤57 | 155 (51) |
>57 | 150 (49) |
Marital status | |
Currently unmarried | 65 (21) |
Currently married | 240 (79) |
Education | |
Not educated | 149 (49) |
Educated | 156 (51) |
Income | |
<500 OR | 120 (39) |
≥500 OR | 185 (61) |
Employment | |
Not employed | 234 (77) |
Employed | 71 (23) |
Physiological | |
Duration of diabetes (years) | Median (LQ, UQ) 6 (4, 10) |
Self-reported comorbidities* | |
Yes | 277 (91) |
No | 28 (9) |
Current medication | |
Antihypertension | 217 (71) |
Lipid-lowering drugs | 189 (62) |
Oral-hypoglycaemic drugs | 260 (85) |
Oral-hypoglycaemic drugs with insulin | 75 (25) |
Diet control | 45 (15) |
Blood pressure† | |
Within target (<140/<80) | 237 (78) |
High (≥140/≥80) | 68 (22) |
Fasting lipid profile (mmol/L)† | |
Cholesterol within target (<5.0) | 201 (66) |
Cholesterol high (≥5.0) | 104 (34) |
Body mass index (kg/m2)† | |
Healthy weight range (18.5–24.99) | 34 (11) |
Overweight (>25–29.99) | 118 (39) |
Obese (>30) | 153 (50) |
HbA1c (%)† (>48 mmol/mol) | |
Normal≤7 | 127 (42) |
High>7 | 178 (58) |
Self-reported stages of physical activity | |
Not ready (precontemplation) | 112 (37) |
Getting ready (contemplation) | 95 (31) |
Preparation | 46 (15) |
Action | 14 (5) |
Maintenance | 38 (12) |
*Reported hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, thyroid dysfunction or any other chronic condition coinciding with diabetes.
†Oman diabetes mellitus management guidelines (2015).41
LQ, lower quartile; OR, Oman rial; UQ, upper quartile.