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Table 1 Characteristics of the study respondents (N = 436)

From: The association between social capital and quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients in Anhui province, China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

 

No. or mean

Percentage or SD

Census register

Rural

224

51.4

Gender

Male

141

32.3

Age (year)

 

67.1

10.2

Ethnicity

Han

431

98.9

Marital status

Currently married

371

85.1

 

Widowed/Single

65

14.9

Education level

Illiterate

188

43.1

 

Primary

102

23.4

 

Junior high

88

20.2

 

Senior high

39

8.9

 

College or above

19

4.4

Occupation

Farmer

221

50.7

 

Employee

182

41.7

 

Non-working

33

7.6

Monthly income

<1000

287

65.8

(RMB)

1000 ~ 2000

99

22.7

 

≥2000

50

11.5

Current smoking

No

325

74.5

Moderate-intensity physical activity

No

123

28.2

Two-week prevalence

No

341

78.2

Other chronic diseases

No

202

46.3

PCS

 

67.4

21.0

MCS

 

64.9

15.3

Cognitive social capital

Low

205

47.0

Structural social capital

Low

281

64.4