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Table 1 Demographic characteristics (N=387)

From: Useful screening tools for preventing foot problems of diabetics in rural areas: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Mean (SD, Range)

N %

Age (year)

 68.7 (9.4, 27~ 90)

 

Duration of diabetes year

  7.9 (6.2, 0.5~33)

 

Participated DM support group

  

  Yes

 

195 (50.4)

  No

 

192 (49.6)

Adopted oral medications

  

  Yes

 

351 (90.7)

  No

 

36 ( 9.3)

Adopted insulin injection

  

   Yes

 

20 ( 5.2)

   No

 

367 (94.8)

Fasting blood glucose

  

  130

 

135 (34.9)

  131

 

226 (58.4)

  missing

 

26 ( 6.7)

HbA1C

  

  6.99%

 

26 ( 6.7)

  7.00%

 

221 (57.1)

  missing

 

75 (19.4)

BMI

  

  Normal (~24)

 

118 (30.5)

  Overweight (~27)

 

123 (31.8)

  Obesity (>27)

 

146 (37.7)

Waist circumference (cm)

  

  Normal (male90, female80)

 

129 (33.3)

  Abnormal (male91, female81)

 

258 (66.7)

Michigan Neuropathy Screening score

  

  3.0

 

301 (77.8)

  3.5

 

86 (22.2)

ABPI (ankle brachial pressure index)

  

   0.90

 

338 (87.3)

   0.89

 

49 (12.7)

Systolic Blood pressure

  

  130

 

121 (31.3)

  131

 

266 (68.7)

Diastolic Blood pressure

  

  85

 

299 (77.3)

  86

 

88 (22.7)

Exercise behavior

  

  Regular

 

228 (58.9)

  Irregular

 

159 (41.1)

Adopted diabetes diet

  

   Yes

 

256 (66.1)

   No

 

131 (33.9)

Oral care (Brush after meal )

  

  Yes

 

129 (33.3)

  No

 

258 (66.7)

Oral hygiene-using dental floss

  

   Yes

 

135 (34.9)

   No

 

252 (65.1)

Number of teeth

  

   ~10

 

249 (64.3)

   ~20

 

60 (15.5)

   ~28

 

78 (20.2)

Depression score

  

   12

 

320 (82.7)

   13

 

67 (17.3)