Table 1.
Patient demographics.
| Characteristics | N | (%) | Mean(SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous characteristics (mean ± SD) | |||
| Age | 58.53 (11.257) | ||
| <60 yrs | 103 | 51.0 | |
| ≥60 yrs | 99 | 49.0 | |
| Duration of diabetes | 16.92 (8.535) | ||
| ≤5 y | 15 | 7.4 | |
| 6–10 y | 49 | 24.3 | |
| 11–15 y | 32 | 15.8 | |
| >15 y | 106 | 52.5 | |
| Duration of insulin treatment | 8.52 (5.847) | ||
| ≤5 y | 80 | 39.6 | |
| 6–10 y | 70 | 34.7 | |
| 11–15 y | 25 | 12.4 | |
| >15 y | 27 | 13.4 | |
| HbA1c | 9.29 (1.67) | ||
| ≤7.0 | 18 | 8.9 | |
| >7.0 | 184 | 91.1 | |
| Total insulin daily dose | 66.23 (35.229) | ||
| <60 unit | 104 | 51.5 | |
| ≥60 unit | 98 | 48.5 | |
| BMI | 33.115 (7.095) | ||
| Normal | 20 | 9.9 | |
| Overweight | 48 | 23.8 | |
| Obese | 134 | 66.3 | |
| Categorical characteristics, n (%) | |||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 89 | 44.1 | |
| Female | 113 | 55.9 | |
| Education level | |||
| No school attended | 57 | 28.2 | |
| Primary school | 44 | 21.8 | |
| Secondary school | 24 | 11.9 | |
| Tertiary school | 38 | 18.8 | |
| University or college | 39 | 19.3 | |
| Location | |||
| Riyadh | 158 | 78.2 | |
| Outside Riyadh | 44 | 21.8 | |
| Health care canter | |||
| KSUMC | 106 | 52.5 | |
| Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz hospital | 96 | 47.5 | |
| Monthly income | |||
| <5000 | 79 | 39.1 | |
| 5000–10,000 | 52 | 25.7 | |
| 10,001–15,000 | 45 | 22.3 | |
| >15,000 | 26 | 12.9 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Married | 155 | 77.1 | |
| Divorced | 30 | 14.9 | |
| Widowed | 14 | 7.0 | |
Abbreviations: N: number; SD: standard deviation; KSUMC: King Saud University Medical City.