Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (N = 353).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
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| Age group (years) | ||
| Less than 20 | 45 | 12.7 |
| 21 to 40 | 53 | 15.0 |
| 41 to 60 | 156 | 44.2 |
| 61 and above | 99 | 28.0 |
| Sex: Female | 226 | 64.9 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 71 | 20.1 |
| Married | 222 | 62.9 |
| Divorced | 11 | 3.1 |
| Widow | 49 | 3.9 |
| Education Level | ||
| No formal education | 46 | 13.0 |
| Primary School | 174 | 49.3 |
| Secondary School | 90 | 25.5 |
| College/University | 43 | 12.2 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employed | 133 | 37.7 |
| Unemployed | 152 | 43.1 |
| Retired | 68 | 19.3 |
| Current Alcohol Intake | 18 | 5.1 |
| Current Cigarette Smoking | 7 | 2.0 |
| Type of DM | ||
| Type 1 | 72 | 20.4 |
| Type 2 | 281 | 79.6 |
| Duration since DM (years) | ||
| 1 – 10 years | 226 | 64.0 |
| > 10 years | 127 | 36.0 |
| On Insulin Therapy | 152 | 43.1 |
| On OHA Therapy | 254 | 72.0 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | ||
| Underweight | 23 | 6.5 |
| Normal | 145 | 41.1 |
| Overweight | 105 | 29.7 |
| Obese | 80 | 22.7 |
| Hypertension | 166 | 47.0 |