Table 1 Baseline characteristics and healthcare status of patients with T2DM in primary health care
Variables | Total (n = 240; %) | HbA1c categories | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 7 92 (38.3%) | > 7 148 (61.6%) | ||||
Age (year) | Mean ± SD | 57.33 | 57.3 ± 10.9 | 57.4 ± 10.4 | 0.952 |
Sex | Female | 153 (65.7) | 58 | 95 | 0.387 |
Male | 80 (34.3) | 35 | 45 | ||
Education | Primary school | 188 (80.3) | 68 | 120 | 0.041 |
Secondary school | 40 (17.1) | 23 | 17 | ||
Academic | 6 (2.6) | 2 | 4 | ||
BMI | Mean ± SD | 29.1 ± 4.3 | 28.8 ± 4.4 | 29.3 ± 4.3 | 0.496 |
Diabetes morbidity (year) | Mean ± SD | 6.23 ± 7.07 | 6.04 ± 9.0 | 6.4 ± 4.5 | 0.696 |
Number of family physician cares* | Mean ± SD | 2.7 ± 1.6 | 2.06 ± 1.5 | 1.8 ± 1.4 | 0.026 |
Having high blood pressure | yes | 165 (71.0) | 66 | 99 | 0.755 |
no | 67 (29.0) | 26 | 41 | ||
Current smoking | yes | 18 (7.8) | 8 | 10 | 0.059 |
no | 214 (92.2) | 83 | 131 | ||
Physical activity (at least 30 min per day) | yes | 84 (36.4) | 43 | 41 | 0.006 |
no | 147 (63.6) | 48 | 99 | ||
Cared by ophthalmologist** | yes | 109 (48.2) | 57 | 52 | 0.637 |
no | 122 (52.8) | 49 | 73 | ||
Cared by Nutritionist ** | yes | 60 (26.0) | 30 | 30 | 0.051 |
no | 171 (74.0) | 61 | 110 | ||
Any complications | yes | 14 (6.1) | 8.76 ± 2.16 | 0.045 | |
no | 216 (93.9) | 7.80 ± 1.85 | |||