| Gender | Total | P-value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||||||
Num. | Percent (95%CI) | Num. | Percent (95% CI) | Num. | Percent (95% CI) | ||
Duration of diabetes mellitus (years) | |||||||
 <  1 | 39 | 6.6 (4.9–8.9) | 68 | 9.1 (7.3–11.4) | 107 | 8.0 (6.7–9.6) | 0.110 |
 1–2 | 92 | 15.6 (12.9–18.7) | 138 | 18.5 (15.9–21.5) | 230 | 17.2 (15.3–19.4) | |
 3–4 | 102 | 17.3 (14.4–20.5) | 139 | 18.7 (16.0–21.6) | 241 | 18.1 (16.1–20.2) | |
 5–6 | 101 | 17.1 (14.3–20.4) | 108 | 14.5 (12.2–17.7) | 209 | 15.7 (13.8–17.7) | |
 = > 7 | 258 | 43.4 (39.4–47.4) | 744 | 39.1 (35.7–42.7) | 547 | 41.0 (38.4–43.7) | |
Type of medication | |||||||
 Food regimen | 19 | 3.8 (2.5–5.9) | 33 | 5.6 (4.0–7.8) | 52 | 4.8 (3.7–6.3) | 0.017 |
 Traditional | 7 | 1.4 (0.6–2.9) | 22 | 3.8 (2.5–5.6) | 29 | 2.7 (1.9–3.8) | |
 Oral drug | 335 | 67.8 (63.6–71.8) | 393 | 67.2 (63.3–70.9) | 728 | 67.5 (64.6–70.2) | |
 Insulin | 96 | 19.4 (16.2–23.1) | 112 | 19.1 (16.2–22.5) | 208 | 19.3 (17.0–21.7) | |
 I don’t take medication | 37 | 7.5 (5.5–10.1) | 25 | 4.3 (2.9–6.2) | 62 | 5.7 (4.5–7.3) | |
Do you take medication regularly for diabetes? | |||||||
 Yes | 456 | 84.1 (80.8–86.9) | 561 | 84.0 (81.0–86.6) | 1017 | 84.0 (81.9–86.0) | 0.943 |
 No | 86 | 15.9 (13.0–19.2) | 107 | 16.0 (13.4–18.9) | 193 | 16.0 (14.0–18.1) | |
When was the last time you visited your doctor? | |||||||
 3–6 months | 415 | 76.1 (72.2–79.5) | 525 | 76.3 (72.9–79.3) | 940 | 76.2 (73.8–78.5) | 0.789 |
 7–12 months | 78 | 14.3 (11.6–17.5) | 105 | 15.3 (12.8–18.1) | 183 | 14.8 (13.0–16.9) | |
 2–3 years | 32 | 5.9 (4.2–8.2) | 38 | 5.5 (4.0–7.5) | 70 | 5.7 (4.5–7.1) | |
 4–10 years | 8 | 1.5 (0.7–2.9) | 11 | 1.6 (0.9–2.8) | 19 | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) | |
 = > 10 years | 12 | 2.2 (1.3–3.8) | 9 | 1.3 (0.7–2.5) | 21 | 1.7 (0.1–2.6) | |
Which specialist doctor did you visit? | |||||||
 General physician | 183 | 31.8 (28.1–35.7) | 244 | 33.7 (30.3–37.2) | 427 | 32.8 (30.3–35.5) | 0.604 |
 Internal medicine | 273 | 47.5 (43.4–51.6) | 324 | 44.7 (41.1–48.3) | 597 | 45.9 (43.2–48.6) | |
 Endocrinologist | 119 | 20.7 (17.6–24.2) | 157 | 21.7 (18.8–24.8) | 276 | 21.2 (19.1–23.5) |