Patient characteristics and clinical profile of participants
A total of 148 patients were included in the study of which the majority
(62.2%) were female and 60 years and older (63.5%). Regarding the
educational level, only 14.8% had higher educational level than high
school. Much more than a half of the patient (55.4%) lived in urban
areas. The retired people or unemployed (66.2%) were of the highest
proportion and 20.3% of them had family history of diabetes (Table 1)