Table 1.
Sociodemographic and diabetes-related information of the study subjects, n=1200
| Variables | Urban | Rural | Total | |||
| N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | N (%) | 95% CI | |
| Age (years)* | 52.3±11.9 | 50.2±11.8 | 51.6±11.9 | |||
| Age categories (years) | ||||||
| <30 | 52 (4) | 2.6 to 5.4 | 22 (5.6) | 3.3 to 7.9 | 54 (4.5) | 3.3 to 5.7 |
| 30–39 | 63 (7.8) | 5.9 to 9.7 | 39 (9.9) | 14.6 to 18 | 102 (8.5) | 6.9 to 10.1 |
| 40–49 | 212 (26.3) | 23.3 to 29.3 | 109 (27.7) | 23.3 to 32.1 | 321 (26.8) | 24.3 to 29.3 |
| 50–59 | 270 (33.5) | 30.2 to 36.8 | 127 (32.3) | 27.7 to 36.9 | 397 (33.1) | 30.4 to 35.8 |
| ≥60 | 230 (28.5) | 25.4 to 31.6 | 96 (24.4) | 20.2 to 28.6 | 326 (27.2) | 24.7 to 29.7 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 302 (37.4) | 34.1 to 40.7 | 143 (36.4) | 31.6 to 41.2 | 445 (37.1) | 34.4 to 39.8 |
| Women | 505 (62.6) | 59.3 to 65.9 | 250 (63.6) | 58.8 to 68.4 | 755 (62.9) | 60.2 to 65.6 |
| Educational status | ||||||
| Illiterate | 95 (11.8) | 9.6 to 14 | 107 (27.2) | 22.8 to 31.6 | 202 (16.8) | 14.7 to 18.9 |
| Primary | 288 (35.7) | 32.4 to 39 | 152 (38.7) | 33.9 to 43.5 | 440 (36.7) | 34 to 39.4 |
| Secondary | 265 (32.8) | 29.6 to 36 | 98 (24.9) | 20.6 to 29.2 | 363 (30.3) | 27.7 to 32.9 |
| Higher education | 159 (19.7) | 17 to 22.4 | 36 (9.2) | 6.3 to 12.1 | 195 (16.3) | 14.2 to 18.4 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 797 (98.8) | 98 to 99.6 | 391 (99.5) | 98.8 to 100.2 | 1188 (99) | 98.4 to 99.6 |
| Others | 10 (1.2) | 0.4 to 2 | 2 (0.5) | −0.2 to 1.2 | 12 (1) | 0.4 to 1.6 |
| Occupational status | ||||||
| Service | 184 (22.8) | 19.9 to 25.7 | 49 (12.5) | 9.2 to 15.8 | 233 (19.4) | 17.2 to 21.6 |
| Business | 89 (11) | 8.8 to 13.2 | 38 (9.7) | 6.8 to 12.6 | 127 (10.6) | 8.9 to 12.3 |
| Housewife | 462 (57.2) | 53.8 to 60.6 | 231 (58.8) | 53.9 to 63.7 | 693 (57.8) | 55 to 60.6 |
| Others | 72 (8.9) | 6.9 to 10.9 | 75 (15.2) | 11.7 to 18.7 | 147 (12.3) | 10.4 to 14.2 |
| Monthly household income (BDT)† | 20 000 (10 000–40 000) | 10 000 (6000–20 000) | 20 000 (10 000–30 000) | |||
| Monthly household income groups | ||||||
| <4907 (low) | 21 (2.6) | 1.5 to 3.7 | 41 (10.4) | 7.4 to 13.4 | 62 (5.2) | 3.9 to 6.5 |
| 4907–19 488 (lower-middle) | 299 (37.1) | 33.8 to 40.4 | 238 (60.6) | 55.8 to 65.4 | 537 (44.8) | 42 to 47.6 |
| 19 489–60 252 (upper-middle) | 422 (52.3) | 48.9 to 55.7 | 108 (27.5) | 23.1 to 31.9 | 530 (44.2) | 41.4 to 47 |
| >60 252 (high) | 65 (8.1) | 6.2 to 10 | 6 (1.5) | 0.3 to 2.7 | 71 (5.9) | 4.6 to 7.2 |
| Duration of diabetes (years)* | 7.3±6 | 6.3±5.8 | 6.9±5.9 | |||
| Glycaemic status‡ | ||||||
| Controlled | 87 (10.8) | 8.7 to 12.9 | 42 (10.7) | 7.6 to 13.8 | 129 (10.8) | 9 to 12.6 |
| Uncontrolled | 720 (89.2) | 87.1 to 91.3 | 351 (89.3) | 86.2 to 92.4 | 1071 (89.3) | 87.6 to 91 |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 134 (16.6) | 14 to 19.2 | 38 (9.7) | 6.8 to 12.6 | 172 (14.3) | 12.3 to 16.3 |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 46 (5.7) | 4.1 to 7.3 | 21 (5.3) | 3.1 to 7.5 | 67 (5.6) | 4.3 to 6.9 |
*Representing mean and SD.
†Presented as median with IQR.
‡Based on plasma glucose level premeal (fasting) <6.1 mmol/L and/or 2 hours post meal <7.8 mmol/L.
§According to the 2006 per-capita gross national income and the World Bank calculation.
BDT, Bangladesh taka.