Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Variables | Participants (n = 114)n(%) |
|---|---|
Median age (years) [interquartile rangea] | 62.0 [53.0–67.0] |
Gender | |
 Male | 65 (57.0) |
 Female | 49 (43.0) |
Ethnicity | |
 Malay | 32 (28.1) |
 Chinese | 36 (31.5) |
 Indian | 46 (40.4) |
Presence of diabetes-related co-morbiditiesb | 19 (16.7) |
Positive family history of diabetes | 88 (77.2) |
Level of education | |
 Primary (6 years of education) | 2 (1.8) |
 Secondary (12 years of education) | 62 (54.4) |
 Tertiary (at least 16 years of education) | 50 (43.8) |
Median duration of diabetes (years) [IQR] | 9.5 [4.0–15.0] |
Median HbA1c c [IQR] | 7.1 [6.4–8.5] |
  ≤ 7.0 | 50 (47.2) |
  > 7.0 | 56 (52.8) |
Management of diabetes | |
 Diet control | 6 (5.3) |
 Oral hypoglycemic agent | 82 (71.9) |
 Insulin | 3 (2.6) |
 Combination of oral hypoglycemic agent and insulin | 23 (20.2) |