Table 1

Baseline characteristics

Variable		Intervention		Standard
Variable		N	%	N	%
Age: mean (SD)		48.7 (7.4)		47.9 (8.0)
Years of diabetes: mean (SD)		5.3 (5.0)		5.0 (5.4)
Sex	Female	68	42.2	76	47.8
Sex	Male	93	57.8	83	52.2
Occupation	Attendants helpers	49	31.2	66	42.9
	Technicians	10	6.4	10	6.5
	Nursing staff	35	22.3	36	23.4
	Doctors	0	0.0	1	0.6
	Clerical	18	11.5	11	7.1
	Administration	14	8.9	7	4.5
	Others	31	19.7	23	14.9
Hypertension	Yes	56	35.0	60	37.7
Hypertension	No	104	65.0	99	62.3
Dyslipidemia	Yes	99	63.1	108	69.7
Dyslipidemia	No	58	36.9	47	30.3
Coronary artery disease	Yes	10	6.3	18	11.3
Coronary artery disease	No	148	93.7	141	88.7
Previous stroke	Yes	1	0.6	2	1.3
Previous stroke	No	158	99.4	157	98.7
Chronic kidney disease	Yes	–	–	–	–
Chronic kidney disease	No	158	100.0	158	100.0
Peripheral vascular disease	Yes	1	0.6	0	0.0
Peripheral vascular disease	No	158	99.4	159	100.0
Have you ever visited a dietician	Yes	98	61.3	102	64.6
Have you ever visited a dietician	No	62	38.8	56	35.4
Your knowledge of diet	Good	66	42.0	51	32.5
	Fair	47	29.9	54	34.4
	Poor	41	26.1	46	29.3
	Not sure	3	1.9	6	3.8
Do you exercise regularly	Yes	82	51.6	76	48.7
Do you exercise regularly	No	77	48.4	80	51.3
Frequently do you get your sugars checked	Every month	4	2.5	2	1.3
	Once in 2 months	5	3.2	5	3.1
	Once in 3 months	85	53.8	86	54.1
	Once in 6 months	23	14.6	31	19.5
	Once a year	7	4.4	9	5.7
	Not regularly whenever I feel like	28	17.7	25	15.7
	Never	6	3.8	1	0.6