Table 1.

Demographic features of the groups.

Parameters	Macrovascular Complications Present (n= 157)	Microvascular Complications Present (n = 258)	Macrovascular or Microvascular Complications Absent (n = 77)	p-Value
Age (mean ± SD)	71.5 ± 5.3	71.4 ± 6.3	72.8 ± 6.3	0.187
Gender (%)
Female	64.3	64	61
Male	35.7	36	39	0.831
Education (%)
Illiterate	51	53	39.4
Primary school graduate	33.8	33	39.4
Secondary school graduate	5.1	5	9.6
High school graduate	7	6	6.6
Graduated from university	3.2	3	5	0.378
Place of residence (%)
Lives alone	14	14	6.5
Lives with spouse	72	74	45.5
Lives with relatives	14	11	48
Lives with caregiver	0	1	0
Marital status (%)
Single	28	26	14.3
Married	72	74	85.7	0.925
Smoking (%)
Yes	15.9	19	12.9
No	84.1	81	87.1	0.306