Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities in patients with type 2 diabetes. n = 336
| Frequencies and percentages | |
| Women | 230 (69) |
| Diabetes education | 98 (29) |
| Nutrition therapy | 117 (35) |
| Physical exercise | 52 (15) |
| Smoker | 163 (48) |
| Alcohol consumption | 138 (41) |
| Educational Level | |
| Primary | 184 (54) |
| High School | 103 (31) |
| Post-secondary | 49 (15) |
| Hypertension | 150 (45) |
| Diabetes treatment | |
| Hypoglycemics | 243 (72) |
| Hypoglycemic/ insulin | 42 (13) |
| Insulin | 36 (11) |
| No drugs | 15 (4) |
| Health Beliefs | |
| Positive | 71 (21) |
| Neutral | 107 (32) |
| Negative | 158 (47) |
| Medians and interquartile ranges (Q1-Q3) | |
| Years with diabetes diagnosis | 6.0 (3.0–11.0) |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.2 (7–10) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 152.0 (125–201) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.77 (0.70–0.87) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 195 (172–218) |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 113(93–134) |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | |
| Women | 42 (36–48) |
| Men | 37 (31–41) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 178(135–243) |
| Mean and Standard deviation | |
| Age (years) | 54.7 ± 8.5 |
| Weight (Kg) | 74.7 ± 14.4 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 30.3 ± 5.1 |
| WC (cm) | |
| Women | 99.8 ± 12.3 |
| Men | 100.9 ± 12.3 |
| Fat (%) | 42.0 ± 11.8 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 32.3 ± 13.1 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 124.8 ± 14.4 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 83.5 ± 10.1 |
SBP Systolic blood pressure. DBP Diastolic blood pressure. LDL-c Low Density Lipoproteins cholesterol. HDL-c High Density Lipoproteins cholesterol. BMI Body Mass Index. WC Waist Circumference