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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of interviewees

From: Perceptions of exercise and exercise instruction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and sarcopenia : a qualitative study

Variable

Frequency (%)

Patients’ characteristics (P = 16)

Age (years)

 

≤ 50

1 (6.3)

51~60

1 (6.3)

61~70

6 (37.5)

71~80

5 (31.3)

81~90

3 (18.8)

Gender

 

Men

7 (43.8)

Women

9 (56.3)

Occupational status

 

Employed

1 (6.3)

Unemployed

2 (12.5)

Retired

13 (81.3)

Education

 

Junior diploma or below

10 (62.5)

Above Junior diploma

6 (37.5)

Duration of diabetes

 

10 ~ 19

11(68.8)

20 ~ 29

5(31.3)

Family monthly income (CNY a )

 

3000–5000

6 (37.5)

5000–8000

10 (62.5)

  1. a CNY is Chinese Yuan