Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics at baseline of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 498)
| Continuous variables | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 54.88 | 11.01 |
| Years since diagnosis | 12.05 | 8.23 |
| Socioeconomic status (score)a | 85.83 | 51.61 |
| HbA1c (%) | 9.48 | 2.16 |
| Categorical variables | n | % |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 327 | 65.66% |
| Male | 171 | 34.34% |
| Education | ||
| Null | 25 | 5.02% |
| Cannot read nor write | 52 | 10.44% |
| Primary school | 187 | 37.55% |
| Junior high | 117 | 23.49% |
| High school | 72 | 14.46% |
| University | 37 | 7.43% |
| No information | 8 | 1.61% |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| A, B (> 193) | 8 | 1.61% |
| C+ (155 to 192) | 23 | 4.62% |
| C (128 to 154) | 42 | 8.43% |
| C- (105 to 127) | 53 | 10.64% |
| D+ (80 to 104) | 105 | 21.08% |
| D (33 to 79) | 163 | 32.73% |
| E (0 to 32) | 15 | 3.01% |
| No information | 89 | 17.87% |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Hypertension | 269 | 54.02% |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | 291 | 58.43% |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 253 | 50.80% |
| Microvascular complications | ||
| Diabetic retinopathy | 135 | 27.11% |
| Diabetic kidney disease | 240 | 48.19% |
| Distal diabetic neuropathy | 246 | 49.40% |
aScore for socioeconomic status. SD Standard deviation