Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus
| Characteristics of type 2 diabetes patients | |
| Age, mean ± SD | 59.37 ± 10.85 |
| Female, n (%) | 307 (51.6) |
| Body mass index in kg/m2, mean ± SD | 30.13 ± 5.47 |
| Waist circumference in cm, mean ± SD | 100.25 ± 13.14 |
| Residence, n (%) | |
| Urban | 375 (63.0) |
| Rural | 126 (21.2) |
| Sub-urban | 94 (15.8) |
| Health insurance | |
| Yes | 417 (70.1) |
| No | 178 (29.9) |
| Time since diabetes diagnosis in yr, mean ± SD | 8.88 ± 7.19 |
| Family history of diabetes, n (%) | |
| Yes | 436 (76) |
| No | 138 (24) |
| Time since diabetes diagnosis in yr, n (%) | |
| ≤ 1 | 85 (14.3) |
| 1-5 | 162 (27.3) |
| 5-10 | 137 (23.1) |
| 10-20 | 171 (28.8) |
| > 20 | 38 (6.4) |
| Treatment of diabetes | |
| Diet and exercise alone | 10 (1.7) |
| OGLD | 421 (70.7) |
| Insulin treatment | 22 (3.7) |
| OGLD treatment + insulin treatment | 124 (20.8) |
| Other (No OGLD - no insulin - no diet) | 18 (3) |
| Level of education, n (%) | |
| Illiterate | 54 (9.1) |
| Primary | 207 (34.9) |
| Secondary | 228 (38.4) |
| University/higher education | 104 (17.5) |
| Health insurance coverage, n (%) | |
| None | 178 (29.9) |
| Public | 288 (69.1) |
| Private | 80 (19.2) |
| Public and private | 49 (11.8) |
| Smoking habit, n (%) | |
| Never | 150 (25.2) |
| Former | 131 (22.0) |
| Current | 314 (52.8) |
| Hypertension, n (%) [95%CI] | 356 (60.2) [56.2%; 64.2%] |
| Patient receiving anti-platelet therapy, n (%) | 236 (42.4) |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) [95%CI] | 401 (68.3) [64.4%; 72.1%] |
OGLD: Oral glucose lowering drugs.