. 2022 Aug 5;21:215. doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-01001-1

Table 1.

Disease characteristics of individuals with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Characteristics	n	%
Disease duration (years) (Mean ± SD)	10.25 ± 7.48
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	208.77 ± 92.30
HbA1c (%)	9.56 ± 2.24
Treatment method
Oral antidiabetic	415	27.0
Oral antidiabetic plus insulin	887	57.8
Insulin	233	15.2
Duration of insulin treatment (years) (Mean ± SD)	5.32 ± 4.32
The number of patients with emergency room visits due to diabetes within the last year	356	23.2
The frequency of emergency room visits due to diabetes within the last year^a
Once	244	68.5
Twice	62	17.4
Three times or more	50	14.1
The reason for emergency room visit^a
Hyperglycemia	266	74.5
Hypoglycemia	31	8.7
Chronic diabetes complication	36	10.4
Infection	23	6.4
The number of patients hospitalized due to diabetes within the last year	238	15.5
The reason for hospitalization^a
Hyperglycemia/Blood glucose regulation	192	80.6
Hypoglycemia	3	1.3
Diabetes complication	23	9.7
Infection	20	8.4
The frequency of hospitalizations^a
Once	176	74.0
2–3 times	40	16.8
4 times or more	22	9.2
The number of hospitalization days (Mean ± SD)	9.38 ± 7.43
The number of patients with a family member/relative with diabetes	1067	69.5
The degree of the relative with diabetes^a
First degree relatives	567	53.1
Second degree relatives	369	34.6
Spouse	131	12.3
The number of patients who return for diabetes follow-up	852	55.5
The frequency of diabetes follow-up visits^a
Monthly	312	36.7
Quarterly	324	38.1
Annually	85	13.0
Irregular	77	9.1
When they feel unwell	52	6.1
The number of patients with a chronic disease other than diabetes	959	62.5
Presence of neuropathy	462	30.1
Presence of retinopathy	289	18.8
Presence of nephropathy	126	8.2
Presence of diabetic foot	90	5.4
Presence of high blood pressure	735	47.9
History of myocardial infarction	200	13.0
Presence of cerebrovascular accident	54	3.5

^a “n” count is changed. SD Standard deviation