Table 1.
Patients' demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 200).
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ±SD (range) | 48.8 ±12.1 (20–80) |
| <40 years | 48 (24.0%) |
| 40–59 | 107 (53.5%) |
| 60+ | 45 (22.5%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 120 (60.0%) |
| Male | 80 (40.0%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 8 (4.0%) |
| Married | 152 (76.0%) |
| Divorced/widow | 40 (20.0%) |
| Education level | |
| Illiterate | 44 (22.0%) |
| Less than secondary | 7 (3.5%) |
| Secondary | 117 (58.5%) |
| University and above | 32 (16.0%) |
| Work status | |
| Not employed/housewives | 92 (46.0%) |
| Employed/business owners/freelancers | 83 (41.5%) |
| Retired | 25 (12.5%) |
| Duration of diabetes, mean ±SD (range) | 8.2 ± 6.2 (1–30) |
| <5 years | 67 (33.5%) |
| 5–10 years | 82 (41.0%) |
| More than 10 years | 51 (25.5%) |
| Type of antidiabetic medications | |
| Oral hypoglycemics | 133 (66.5%) |
| Insulin-Containing regimens | 67 (33.5%) |
| Number of diabetes-related complications | |
| None | 71 (35.5%) |
| Single | 49 (24.5%) |
| Two or more | 80 (40.0%) |
| Type of diabetes-related complications | |
| Retinopathy | 73 (36.5%) |
| Nephropathy | 43 (21.5%) |
| Neuropathy | 101 (50.5%) |
| Foot problems | 66 (33.0%) |
| Others | 12 (6.0%) |
| Other chronic comorbidities | |
| Obesity | 73 (36.5%) |
| Hypertension | 47 (23.5%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 22 (11.0%) |
| HbA1c %, mean ±SD (range) | 7.9 ± 0.84 (6.0–14.5) |
| Glycemic control | |
| Controlled | 17 (8.5%) |
| Uncontrolled | 183 (91.5%) |