Characteristics of patients who completed the study
| Characteristic | n (%)/mean±SD |
| Age (years) | 65.9±11.3 |
| Age groups | |
| <67 years | 81 (45) |
| ≥67 years | 98 (55) |
| Age by gender (years) | |
| Female | 68.6±9.8 |
| Male | 64.3±11.8 |
| Gender (female) | 65 (36) |
| Country of birth | |
| Australia | 42 (23.6) |
| Sri Lanka | 20 (11.2) |
| Mauritius | 11 (6.2) |
| Samoa | 9 (5.1) |
| India | 9 (5.1) |
| England | 8 (4.5) |
| Fiji | 8 (4.5) |
| Italy | 6 (3.4) |
| Vietnam | 6 (3.4) |
| New Zealand | 5 (2.8) |
| Others | 55 (30.7) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Upper | 9 (5.0) |
| Upper middle | 32 (17.9) |
| Lower middle | 54 (30.2) |
| Upper lower | 11 (6.2) |
| Lower | 73 (40.8) |
| Smoking, current | 6 (3.4) |
| Alcohol, current use | 53 (33.5) |
| Diabetes | |
| Type 1 | 6 (3.4) |
| Type 2 | 173 (96.6) |
| Duration (years) | 16.4±8.6 |
| Glycated hemoglobin (%) | 8.1±1.6 |
| Chronic kidney disease | |
| Stage 3a | 36 (20.1) |
| Stage 3b | 75 (41.9) |
| Stage 4 | 38 (21.2) |
| Stage 5 | 30 (16.8) |
| Dialysis, current | 21 (11.9) |