Demographics | |
Mean age (n=519) | 64.5 (SD 11.3) |
Male (n=519) | 59.7% |
Education (n=504) | |
Primary | 18.9% |
Secondary | 56.2% |
Tertiary | 25.0% |
Monthly income (CHF; n=486) | |
≤3499 | 21.2% |
3500–5499 | 26.5% |
5500–9499 | 27.8% |
≥9500 | 17.3% |
‘do not know’ | 7.2% |
Lives with someone (n=516) | 73.2% |
Medical history | |
Current smoker (n=509) | 17.3% |
History of alcohol problems (n=505) | 5.9% |
BMI (n=481) | |
Underweight | 0.8% |
Normal | 17.1% |
Overweight | 35.3% |
Obese | 46.8% |
Mean number of comorbidities (n=505) | 1.8 (SD 1.3) |
Physically inactive (n=494) | 29.8% |
Diabetes characteristics | |
Diabetes type 2 or undetermined (n=519) | 87.3% |
Diabetes requiring insulin (n=516) | 48.8% |
Any diabetes complications* (n=505) | 46.7% |
Diabetes duration (n=511, years) | |
1–5 | 27.6% |
6–10 | 24.5% |
11–15 | 18.6% |
16–20 | 11.9% |
over 20 | 17.4% |
*At least one diabetes complication: cardiovascular disease, stroke, retinopathy, chronic kidney insufficiency, dialysis, neuropathy, ulcer, amputation and severe hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
BMI, body mass index.