Total respondents (n=53) | |
Age, years (mean±SD) | 51.6±9.6 |
Gender, n | |
Male | 21 |
Female | 32 |
Weight, kg | 74.5±14.8 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 29.8±6.1 |
Duration of diabetes, years (mean± SD) | 7.1±6.1 |
Ethnicity, n | |
Malay | 51 |
Indian | 2 |
Education level, n | |
None | 1 |
Primary | 16 |
Secondary | 23 |
Tertiary | 13 |
Employment status, n | |
Employed | 23 |
Unemployed | 30 |
Marital status, n | |
Single | 2 |
Married | 49 |
Widowed | 2 |
Medication used, (% of patients) | |
Metformin | 45 |
Sulphonylurea | 26 |
Acarbose | 4 |
Insulin | 6 |
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L (mean ± SD) | 7.7±2.4 |
Glycosylated haemoglobin, HbA1c % (mean±SD) | 8.3±1.7 |