Table 2.
Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of the patients included in the study (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
| Patient characteristics | Phase 1 (n = 140) | Phase 2 (n = 227) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean years, SD) | 63.0 (9.9), | 62.7 (11.0) |
| Gender (% men) | 55.0 | 54.6 |
| Marital status (% married) | 70.7 | 74.00 |
| Level of education (%) | ||
| No schooling | 10.7 | 7.9 |
| Primary | 43.6 | 41.4 |
| Secondary | 19.3 | 30.4 |
| Vocational | 12.9 | 7.9 |
| University and post-graduate | 13.6 | 12.4 |
| Employment status (%) | ||
| Active | 33.6 | 34.4 |
| Unfit for work | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Unemployed | 7.9 | 3.5 |
| Retired | 37.9 | 44.5 |
| Homemaker | 20.0 | 15.0 |
| Other | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| BMI (Kg/m2, SD) | 29.3 (5.0) | 29.1 (4.6) |
| Sedentariness (%) | 25.0 | 19.0 |
| Time since T2DM diagnosis (years, SD) | 14.6 (6.9) | 12.6 (7.4) |
| Family history of T2DM (%) | 58.6 | 63.4 |
| HbA1c (mean, min-max) | 7.4 (5.3-10.8) | 7.4 (4.6-17.1) |
| Presence of T2DM-related complications (%) | 37.1 | 35.7 |
| Microvascular (% of patients with complications) | 76.9 | 56.8 |
| Macrovascular (% of patients with complications) | 48.1 | 80.2 |
| Charlson index (mean, SD) | 2.2 (1.7) | 1.9 (1.8) |
| Number of hypoglycemic episodes in the last 6 months (mean, SD) | 5.5 (11.1) | 5.1 (7.1) |
| Number of hypoglycemic episodes in the last 6 months confirmed with glucose meter (mean, SD) | 3.5 (3.5) | 3.5 (5.3) |