Insights from qualitative research on NAFLD awareness with a cohort of T2DM patients: time to go public with insulin resistance?

Table 1 Demographic profile

	N (%)
Gender
Female	16 (53)
Male	14 (47)
Age (years), median (SD) (range)	65 (8.99) (50–87)
50–60 years	9 (30)
61–70 years	11 (37)
> 70 years	10 (33)
Education Attainment
< 4 years (No Formal Education; NO)	1 (3)
4 years (1st Cycle Primary Education; 1 °C)	10 (33)
6 years (2nd Cycle Primary Education; 2 °C)	4 (13)
9 years (3rd Cycle Primary Education; 3 °C)	2 (7)
12 years (Secondary Education; SEC)	4 (13)
> 12 years (Higher Education; HI)	9 (30)
Employment status
Employed	10 (33)
Unemployed	1 (3)
Retired	19 (63)
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (years), median (SD) (range)
Time since diagnosis	17 (13.46) (0–48)

The illustrative quotations are identified following (patient code, gender, age, education); the latter categorized in NO, no formal education; 1 °C, 1st cycle of primary school; 2 °C, 2nd cycle of primary school; 3 °C, 3rd cycle of primary education; SEC, secondary education; HI, higher education

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