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Table 2 Characteristics of Participants

From: Factors affecting T2DM patients’ behaviors associated with integrated treatment and prevention services in China

Variables

 

Sociodemographic data

 

Age, years (mean ± SD*)

72.50 ± 5.69

Gender, N (%)

 

Male

121 (28.1)

Female

309 (71.9)

Education level, N (%)

 

University and above

5 (1.2)

Senior high school/technical secondary school

19 (4.4)

Junior high school

73 (17.0)

Primary school

149 (34.7)

Illiteracy

184 (42.8)

Marriage, N (%)

 

Single #

101 (23.5)

Non-single

329 (76.5)

Occupation, N (%)

 

Employed

23 (5.3)

Unemployed

407 (94.7)

Monthly income, RMB, N (%)

 

< 3000

415 (96.7)

3000 ~ 5000

8 (1.9)

5000 ~ 8000

5 (1.2)

>=10,000

1 (0.2)

Health insurance, N (%)

 

State medicine

1 (0.2)

Urban employee basic medical insurance

6 (1.4)

Urban-Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance

370 (86.0)

Commercial insurance

1 (0.2)

Other

2 (0.5)

None

50 (11.6)

Clinical data

 

Disease course, years, (mean ± SD)

10.67 ± 7.26

Body mass index , kg/m2, N (%)

 

< 18.5

4 (0.9)

18.5 ~ 24.0

131 (30.5)

24.0 ~ 28.0

215 (50.0)

>=28.0

80 (18.6)

Family history ¤, N (%)

 

Yes

133 (30.9)

No

297 (69.1)

Treatment strategies, N (%)

 

Diet and exercise

3 (0.7)

Oral hypoglycemic agents

218 (50.7)

Insulin monotherapy

153 (35.6)

Insulin combined with oral hypoglycemic agents

56 (13.0)

  1. Note: SD: standard deviation. Single#: including divorced or widowed. None: without any health insurance. Disease course: Interval between diagnosis of diabetes and completion of questionnaire. Body mass index (BMI): BMI (24.0 ~ 28.0) meaning overweight. Family history¤: Whether a blood relative had diabetes