Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample population
| T2DM (n=569) | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Range | 23–87 |
| Mean (SD) | 62.9 (10.5) |
| Sex (n, % of total n) | |
| Male | 332 (58.2) |
| Diabetes treatment (n, % of total n) | |
| No treatment | 89 (16.0) |
| Oral medications | 396 (69.0) |
| Insulin | 57 (10.0) |
| Not known | 31 (5.0) |
| Source of diabetes care (% of total n) | |
| Hospital | 78 (14.0) |
| Primary care | 287 (50.0) |
| Hospital and primary care | 173 (30) |
| Unanswered | 35 (6) |
| Years with diabetes | |
| Range | 0–50 |
| Mean (SD) | 5.5 (5.3) |
| Smoking status n (% of total n) | |
| Smoking | 60 (10.5) |
| Empowerment score | |
| Range | 1–5 |
| Mean (SD) | 3.9 (0.7) |
T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.