Table 1

Characteristics of diabetic type 2 patients (n = 238).

CHARACTERISTICS


Sociodemographic characteristics





     Gender
n (%)

          Female

148 (62.2)
          Male

90 (37.8)
     Educational level
n (%)

          No education

20 (8.4)
          Basic education

169 (71.0)
          Intermediate level

24 (10.1)
          Higher education

25 (10.5)
     Marital status
n (%)

          Singled

13 (5.5)
          Married/Free union

182 (76.5)
          Divorced/Widow (er)

43 (18.1)
     Age
mean (SD)
58.7 (9.6)
Clinical characteristics


     Hypertension
n (%)

          Yes

150 (63.0)
          No

88 (37.0)
     Hypoglycaemic prescription
n (%)

          Monotherapy

81 (34.0)
          Polytherapy

157 (66.0)
     Duration of diabetes in years


     (since first diagnosis)
median (quartiles)
6 (3–12)
     Fasting Glucose mmol/L
median (quartiles)
8.8 (6.9–11.9)
     HbA1c %
mean (SD)
8.8 (2.3)
Adherence


     Treatment Adherence Behaviour
n (%)

          Good

41 (17.2)
          Poor

197 (82.8)
     Combination of knowledge and attitude
n (%)

          Good

49 (20.6)
          Poor

189 (79.4)

Martínez et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:164   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-164