Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants comparing patients with diabetes and without diabetes
Non Diabetic | Diabetic | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 242 | n = 69 | ||
Mean/Median/n | Mean/Median/n | ||
SD/IQR/(%) | SD/IQR/(%) | ||
Age (years) | 75.60 ± 7.10 | 76.90 ± 7.22 | 0.183 |
Male | 75.18 ± 6.53 | 76.44 ± 7.09 | |
Female | 75.82 ± 7.40 | 77.19 ± 7.38 | |
Age groups (years), n(%) | 0.100 | ||
66–74 | 116 (47.9) | 25 (36.2) | |
> 75 | 126 (52.1) | 44 (63.8) | |
Gender Male, n(%) | 84 (34.7) | 27 (39.1) | 0.569 |
Years of education, median(IQR) | 9 (6–9) | 9 (6–9) | 0.253 |
Educational level, n(%) | 0.334 | ||
Iliterate | 69 (28.5) | 26 (37.7) | |
Primary-Secondary education | 136 (56.2) | 33 (47.8) | |
Higher education | 37 (15.3) | 10 (14.5) | |
Living with his/her partner, n(%) | 139 (57.4) | 40 (58.0) | 1.000 |
Living alone, n(%) | 46 (19.0) | 15 (21.7) | 0.608 |
Someone helps him/her with activities of daily living, n(%) | 115 (47.5) | 37 (53.6) | 0.415 |
Who is his/her primary aid, n(%) | 0.594 | ||
His/her partner | 55 (64.7) | 20 (63.5) | |
Son/daughter | 23 (27.1) | 10 (32.3) | |
Others | 7 (8.2) | 1 (3.2) | |
Number of living children, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 0.743 |