Table 1.

General Characteristics of the Participants in Sample A and B

Characteristics	Sample A	Sample B
n	136	200
Age(years)	59.96±7.95	58.90±7.97
Sex
Male(%)	51.5%(70/136)	55.5%(111/200)
Female(%)	48.5%(66/136)	44.5%(89/200)
Diagnosis duration(month)	101.71±102.04	90.96±86.28
HbA1c(%)	7.03±1.25	7.07±1.32
Total score of GAS	21.04±5.27	19.22±5.12
Total score of MMAS-8	4.96±2.52

Note: Data are means±SD or % (n).

Abbreviations: n, the sample size; SD, standard deviation; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; GAS, General Adherence Scale; MMAS-8, The 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale.