Variable | Categories | Results |
---|---|---|
Mean age | Mean | 60.8 years (SD 10.1) |
Sex | Male | 34% (n = 238) |
Female | 66% (n = 462) | |
Employment status | Employed | 27.9%(n = 195) |
Unemployed | 41.0% (n = 287) | |
Retired | 31.1%(n = 218) | |
Monthly household income | Low (<£150) | 88.0% (n = 616) |
Middle (>£150 - < £300) | 9.6% (n = 67) | |
High (>£300) | 2.4% (n = 17) | |
Ethnic group | Sinhalese | 66.9% (n = 468) |
Tamil | 16.4% (n = 115) | |
Moor | 14.1%(n = 99) | |
Other | 2.6% (n = 18) | |
Age at diagnosis of diabetes | Mean | 50.9 years (SD 11.0) |
Duration of diabetes | Mean | 9.9 years (SD 8.1) |
Current treatment of DM | Diet only | 5.6% (n = 39) |
Oral medication only | 79.7% (n = 558) | |
Insulin only | 5.6% (n = 39) | |
Oral medication and insulin | 9.1% (n = 64) | |
Fasting glucose level (within 3 months) | Mean | 140.44 mg/dl (SD 55.4) 95% CI (136.2–144.0) |
HbA1c level (only n = 42 available) | Mean | 7.9% (SD 2.2) 95% CI (7.3–8.7) |
Other comorbidities | Hypertension | 70% |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 57.3% | |
Ischaemic heart disease | 31.9% | |
Nephropathy | 9% | |
Neuropathy | 35% | |
Leg / peripheral ulcers | 5% | |
Age at diagnosis of hypertension | Mean | 52.8 years (SD 9.6) |
Family history | Diabetes | 63.3% |
Hypertension | 50.4% | |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 30% | |
Ischaemic heart diseases | 28.7% |