Table 1 Background characteristics of study population
From: Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of diabetic retinopathy in a diabetic population from Cameroon
Characteristic | Frequency (%), N = 407 or Mean ± (standard deviation) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Overall | 54.2 (11.2) |
Female | 55.7 (12.3) |
Male | 53.2 (10.3) |
Gender | |
Male | 237 (58.2) |
Female | 170 (41.8) |
Type of diabetes | |
Type 1 | 49 (12) |
Type 2 | 358 (88) |
Treatment of diabetes | |
Only diet | 4 (1) |
Oral drugs | 320 (78.6) |
Insulin | 62 (15.2) |
Insulin and oral drugs | 4 (1) |
Missing data | 17 (4.2) |
Duration of diabetes (years) | |
Overall | 6.4 (6.6) |
Type 1 diabetes | 7.9 (6.9) |
Type 2 diabetes | 6.5 (6.6) |