Table 2.
Clinical profiles of the type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with total diabetes empowerment scores, n (%)
| Variables | Frequency | Median (IQR) |
| Diabetes duration (yr) | 4.00 (7.0) | |
| Compliance to diabetes treatment | ||
| Yes | 310 (96.3) | |
| No | 12 (3.7) | |
| Diabetes education exposure | ||
| Yes | 264 (82.0) | |
| No | 58 (18.0) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.70 (7.12) | |
| Underweight (< 18.5) | 3 (1.0) | |
| Normal (18.5-22.9) | 29 (9.0) | |
| Overweight (23-27.4) | 88 (27.3) | |
| Obese (> 27.5) | 202 (62.7) | |
| Hypertension status | ||
| Yes | 207 (64.3) | |
| No | 115 (35.7) | |
| Dyslipidaemia status | ||
| Yes | 246 (76.4) | |
| No | 76 (23.6) | |
| Ischemic heart disease status | ||
| Yes | 42 (13.0) | |
| No | 280 (87.0) | |
| Asthma status | ||
| Yes | 30 (9.3) | |
| No | 292 (90.7) |
BMI: Body mass index; IQR: Interquartile range.