Table 1 Characteristics of diabetic patients according to whether they attended public or private clinics (n = 253)
Categorical Characteristic | Number (%) | Number (%) attending public clinic n = 126 | Number (%) attending private clinic n = 127 | P value by Chi Square | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender**: Male | 97 (39) | 29 (23) | 68 (54) | < 0.01 | |
Female | 154 (61) | 97 (77) | 57 (46) | ||
Have hypertension* | 144 (72) | 71 (72) | 73 (73) | 0.95 | |
Have vascular disease | 33 (13) | 23 (18) | 10 (8) | 0.01 | |
On Statin | 63 (25) | 34 (27) | 29 (23) | 0.45 | |
On Biguanide | 167 (66) | 77(61) | 90 (71) | 0.10 | |
On Sulphonylurea | 172 (68) | 80 (64) | 92 (72) | 0.13 | |
On Insulin | 54 (21) | 35 (28) | 19 (15) | 0.01 | |
On Glucosidase | 30 (12) | 12 (10) | 18 (14) | 0.25 | |
On aspirin | 39 (15) | 20 (16) | 19 (15) | 0.84 | |
Continuous Characteristic | Number with valid data | Mean (SD) | Mean attending public clinic | Mean attending private clinic | P value by t-test |
Age (years) | 252 | 64 (12) | 65.3 | 63.3 | .17 |
Weight (kg) | 202 | 82 (21) | 76.5 | 88.2 | .00 |
Clinic visits/yr | 251 | 4.7 (1.7) | 5.2 | 4.3 | < .01 |
Years since first recorded diagnosis | 246 | 9.0 (5.9) | 11.4 | 6.6 | < .01 |