| Variable |
Category |
Frequency |
Percent (%) |
| Diabetes treatment regimen |
Single insulin |
108 |
40.9 |
| Combined insulin |
12 |
4.5 |
| Insulin plus oral hypoglycemic |
30 |
11.4 |
| Oral hypoglycemic |
114 |
43.2 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) |
<= 8 |
101 |
38.3 |
| 9 – 16 |
96 |
36.4 |
| 17+ |
67 |
25.4 |
| Duration of diabetes treatment (years) |
<= 8 |
105 |
39.8 |
| 9 – 16 |
93 |
35.2 |
| 17+ |
66 |
25.0 |
| Co-morbid disease a |
Cardiovascular disease |
141 |
78.3% |
| Respiratory disease |
17 |
9.4% |
| Renal disease |
13 |
7.2% |
| Neurologic disease |
4 |
2.2% |
| Other co-morbid disease |
80 |
44.4% |
| Complication of diabetes b |
Diabetic retinopathy |
140 |
69.7% |
| Diabetic nephropathy |
69 |
34.3% |
| Diabetic neuropathy |
83 |
41.3% |
| Sexual dysfunction |
69 |
34.3% |
| Body mass index |
<=24.9 |
132 |
50.0 |
| 25.0-29.9 |
98 |
37.1 |
| >=30 |
34 |
12.9 |
| Fasting blood glucose |
<=100 |
34 |
12.9 |
| 101-126 |
52 |
19.7 |
| >=127 |
178 |
67.4 |
| Number of co-morbidity |
0 |
83 |
31.4 |
| 1-2 |
155 |
58.7 |
| >=3 |
26 |
9.8 |
| Number of prescribed medication administration per day |
<= 4 |
77 |
29.2 |
| 5 – 6 |
113 |
42.8 |
| 7+ |
74 |
28.0 |
| Number of diabetic complication |
0 |
65 |
24.6 |
| 1-2 |
148 |
56.1 |
| >=3 |
51 |
19.3 |
| Physical disability |
Yes |
132 |
50.0 |
| No |
132 |
50.0 |
| Medication burden |
< 3 |
77 |
29.2 |
| >4 |
187 |
70.8 |
