Table 2.

Age distribution among DM patients in the study sample.

Age ranges (years)	Frequency (n); percentage (%) of age ranges in male patients	Frequency (n); percentage (%) of age ranges in female patients	Mean age ± SD (years) in male patients	Mean age ± SD (years) in female patients	Mean age ± SD (years) in the sample
14–24	6(8%)	1(4%)	16 ± 1.2	22 ± 2.2	19 ± 1.7
25–35	8(10.7%)	2(8%)	26 ± 1.1	28 ± 1.2	27 ± 1.2
36–46	12(16%)	2(8%)	39 ± 1.7	45 ± 1.9	42 ± 1.8
47–57	25(33.3%)	10(40%)	55 ± 2.1	52 ± 0.8	53.5 ± 1.5
58–68	10(13.3%)	4(16%)	63 ± 1.1	65 ± 1.7	64 ± 1.4
69–79	14(18.7%)	6(24%)	71 ± 0.8	75 ± 1.1	73 ± 1.0
Total	75(100%)	25(100%)	45 ± 1.3	47.8 ± 1.5	46.4 ± 1.4