Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients
From: Knowledge and practice of patients with diabetes mellitus in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Total | Male | Female | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | Â | |
Current chronic illness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 Type 1 diabetes only | 8 | (3.9) | 1 | (0.8) | 7 | (8.0) |  |
 Type 1 diabetes + othera | 4 | (1.9) | 4 | (3.3) | 0 | (0.0) |  |
 Type 2 diabetes only | 72 | (34.8) | 37 | (30.8) | 35 | (40.2) |  |
 Type 2 diabetes + othera | 123 | (59.4) | 78 | (65.0) | 45 | (51.7) |  |
Family history of diabetes | 159 | (76.8) | 91 | (75.8) | 68 | (78.2) | 0.70 |
Method of diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.26 |
 Coincidence | 83 | (40.1) | 52 | (43.3) | 31 | (35.6) |  |
 Physician | 124 | (59.9) | 68 | (56.7) | 56 | (64.4) |  |
Taking diabetes medications | 195 | (94.2) | 114 | (95.0) | 81 | (93.1) | 0.56 |
Taking insulin | 33 | (15.9) | 16 | (13.3) | 17 | (19.5) | 0.23 |
Other concurrent medications | |||||||
 Aspirin | 98 | (47.3) | 63 | (52.5) | 35 | (40.2) | 0.08 |
 Lipid lowering | 87 | (42.0) | 51 | (42.5) | 36 | (41.4) | 0.87 |
Side effects from medications | 36 | (17.4) | 20 | (16.7) | 16 | (18.4) | 0.75 |
Duration of diagnosis (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.27 |
  < 3 | 44 | (21.4) | 28 | (23.5) | 16 | (18.4) |  |
 3–5 | 49 | (23.8) | 23 | (19.3) | 26 | (29.9) |  |
 6–10 | 60 | (29.1) | 34 | (28.6) | 26 | (29.9) |  |
 11+ | 53 | (25.7) | 34 | (28.6) | 19 | (21.8) |  |