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Table 1 Clinical and demographic data of the source population

From: Retirement due to disabilities in patients with type 1 diabetes a nationwide multicenter survey in Brazil

Variable

 

N

3,180

Female, n (%)

1,791 (56.3)

Age, y

22 ± 11.8

Age range, y, n (%)

0-4.9

51 (1.6)

5-9.9

308 (9.7)

10-14.9

604 (19)

15-29.9

1,471 (46.3)

30 or older

746 (23.5)

Ethnicity, n (%)

Caucasian

1,824 (57.4)

Non-Caucasian*

1,356 (42.6)

Economic status**

High

222 (7.2)

Medium

710 (22.3)

Low

1,052 (33.1)

Very low

1,102 (34.7)

Retirement, n (%)

No criteria for retirement***

1,106 (34.8)

Retired at the expected age

22 (0.7)

Not retired

1,961 (61.7)

Retired because of DM

85 (2.7)

Level of care n (%)

Secondary

897 (28.2)

Tertiary

2,283 (71.8)

Duration of diabetes, y

10.3 ± 8.04

  1. y = year; data are presented as number (percentage) or mean ± SD.
  2. *African-Brazilians, Mulattos, Asians, and Native Indians.
  3. **Missing data from 87 participants; ***Patients younger than 16 y.