Table 2.
Distribution of participants by disease-related, dietary factors, medication adherence, and anthropometric-related characteristics.
| Disease-related conditions | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Disease duration | ||
| ≤5 years | 117 | 57.4 |
| >5 years | 87 | 42.6 |
| Mean ± SD (in years) | 6.17 ± 4.34 | |
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| Type of treatment | ||
| Oral hypoglycemic drug | 182 | 89.2 |
| Oral hypoglycemic drug and insulin | 22 | 10.8 |
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| Comorbidity | ||
| Yes | 112 | 54.9 |
| No | 92 | 45.1 |
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| Family history of diabetes | ||
| No | 152 | 74.5 |
| Yes | 52 | 25.5 |
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| Diet-related variables | ||
| Sugar-sweetened beverage preference | ||
| No preference | 107 | 52.5 |
| Preference | 97 | 47.5 |
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| Affordability to healthy diet | ||
| Affordable | 105 | 51.5 |
| Not affordable | 99 | 48.5 |
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| Self-control on diet | ||
| Self-control on food | 133 | 65.2 |
| No self-control on food | 71 | 34.8 |
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| Place of food intake | ||
| Home | 198 | 97.1 |
| Outside home | 6 | 2.9 |
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| Anthropometric | ||
| BMI | ||
| 18.5-24.9 (normal) | 80 | 39.2 |
| 25-29.9 (overweight) | 91 | 44.6 |
| 30-34.9 (obese I) | 27 | 13.2 |
| 35-39.9 (obese II) | 6 | 3 |
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| Waist circumference for male | ||
| Abnormal > 85 cm | 56 | 63.64 |
| Normal ≤ 85 cm | 32 | 36.36 |
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| Waist circumference for female | ||
| Abnormal > 80 cm | 77 | 66.38 |
| Normal ≤ 80 cm | 39 | 33.62 |
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| Waist-hip ratio for male | ||
| >0.90 | 80 | 90.91 |
| ≤0.90 | 8 | 9.09 |
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| Waist-hip ratio for female | ||
| >0.80 | 105 | 90.52 |
| ≤0.80 | 11 | 9.48 |
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| Medication adherence | ||
| Adherent | 106 | 52.0 |
| Nonadherent | 98 | 48.0 |
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| Dietary adherence | ||
| Good adherence | 32 | 15.7 |
| Low adherence | 172 | 84.3 |