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Table 1 Characteristics of patients (n = 500)

From: Assessment of health-related quality of life of Bangladeshi patients with type 2 diabetes using the EQ-5D: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

 

Age (years)

54.21 ± 11.22

 25–39

39 (7.8)

 40–54

214 (42.8)

 ≥55

247 (49.4)

Gender

 Female

251 (50.2)

 Male

249 (49.8)

Education

 Illiterate

105 (21)

 Primary to 8th grade

154 (30.8)

 SSC to HSC

142 (28.4)

 Graduate and above

99 (19.8)

Habitat

 Urban

399 (79.8)

 Rural

95 (19)

 Semi-urban

6 (1.2)

Occupation

 Service

78 (15.6)

 Business

71 (14.2)

 Homemaker

233 (46.6)

 Others (labor/unemployed)

118 (23.6)

Monthly income (US$)

 High income (≥11,115)

35 (7)

 Upper-middle income (3596–11,115)

202 (40.4)

 Lower-middle income (906–3595)

254 (50.8)

 Low income (≤905)

9 (1.8)

Family history of DM

 No

132 (26.4)

 Yes

352 (70.4)

 Do not know

16 (3.2)

Duration (years) of DM

 ≤5

239 (47.8)

 6–12

173 (34.6)

 13–18

50 (10)

 >18

37 (7.4)

Acquisition of information

 Yes

384 (77)

 No

115 (23)

Prescribed treatment

 OHA

287 (57.4)

 Insulin

44 (8.8)

 OHA + insulin

155 (31)

 Diet

14 (2.8)

 HbA1c (%)

6.45 ± 1.81

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.1 ± 6.7

 Underweight

5 (1)

 Acceptable risk

99 (19.8)

 Increased risk

264 (52.8)

 High risk

130 (26)

  1. Results are expressed as number (%) and mean ± SD; US$ 1 = Tk 77.47
  2. OHA oral hypoglycemic agent