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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities in patients with type 2 diabetes. n = 336

From: Positive health beliefs are associated with improvement of glycated hemoglobin and lipid profiles in Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

 

Frequencies and percentages

Women

230 (69)

Diabetes education

98 (29)

Nutrition therapy

117 (35)

Physical exercise

52 (15)

Smoker

163 (48)

Alcohol consumption

138 (41)

Educational Level

 Primary

184 (54)

 High School

103 (31)

 Post-secondary

49 (15)

Hypertension

150 (45)

Diabetes treatment

 Hypoglycemics

243 (72)

 Hypoglycemic/ insulin

42 (13)

 Insulin

36 (11)

 No drugs

15 (4)

Health Beliefs

 Positive

71 (21)

 Neutral

107 (32)

 Negative

158 (47)

 

Medians and interquartile ranges (Q1-Q3)

Years with diabetes diagnosis

6.0 (3.0–11.0)

HbA1c (%)

8.2 (7–10)

Glucose (mg/dL)

152.0 (125–201)

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.77 (0.70–0.87)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

195 (172–218)

LDL-c (mg/dL)

113(93–134)

HDL-c (mg/dL)

 Women

42 (36–48)

 Men

37 (31–41)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

178(135–243)

 

Mean and Standard deviation

Age (years)

54.7 ± 8.5

Weight (Kg)

74.7 ± 14.4

BMI (Kg/m2)

30.3 ± 5.1

WC (cm)

 Women

99.8 ± 12.3

 Men

100.9 ± 12.3

Fat (%)

42.0 ± 11.8

Fat mass (kg)

32.3 ± 13.1

SBP (mmHg)

124.8 ± 14.4

DBP (mmHg)

83.5 ± 10.1

  1. SBP Systolic blood pressure. DBP Diastolic blood pressure. LDL-c Low Density Lipoproteins cholesterol. HDL-c High Density Lipoproteins cholesterol. BMI Body Mass Index. WC Waist Circumference