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Table 1 Characteristics of Type-2 diabetic patients.

From: Performance of two questionnaires to measure treatment adherence in patients with Type-2 Diabetes

CHARACTERISTICS

Type-2 diabetic patients

n = 238

Sociodemographic characteristics

Gender

n (%)

 

   Female

 

148 (62.2)

   Male

 

90 (37.8)

Education level (years)

n (%)

 

   Basic education (6c)

 

189 (79.4)

   Intermediate level (7 to 9)

 

24 (10.1)

   Higher education (10≥)

 

25 (10.5)

Civil status

n (%)

 

   Singled

 

13 (5.5)

   Married/Free union

 

182 (76.5)

   Divorced/Widow (er)

 

43 (18.0)

Age

mean (SD)

58.7 (9.6)

Clinical characteristics

  

Hypertension

n (%)

 

   Yes

 

150 (63.0)

   No

 

88 (37.0)

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)

  

Medications

n = 407

Treatment adherence

n (%)

 

   Good

 

110 (27.0)

   Poor

 

297 (73.0)

Medical prescription Knowledge

n (%)

 

   Strong

 

210 (51.6)

   Weak

 

197 (48.4)

Attitude to treatment Adherence

n (%)

 

   Positive

 

207 (50.9)

   Negative

 

200 (49.1)

Combination of knowledge and attitude

n (%)

 

   Good

 

112 (27.5)

   Poor

 

295 (72.5)