Table 1 Patient demographic characteristics
Characteristics | HbA1c ≤ 8.0% | HbA1c > 8% | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 513) | (n = 175) | (n = 688)* | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 226 (44.2) | 76 (43.4) | 302 (44.0) | 0.854 |
Female | 285 (55.8) | 99 (56.6) | 384 (56.0) | |
Age, mean (standard deviation), year | 65. 0 (11.4) | 58.3 (10.1) | 62.2 (11.1) | <0.001 |
Age group | ||||
<60 years | 156 (30.7) | 90 (51.4) | 246 (36.0) | <0.001 |
60-69 years | 187 (36.8) | 49 (28.0) | 236 (34.6) | |
≥ 70 years | 165 (32.5) | 36 (20.6) | 201 (29.4) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Chinese | 390 (76.0) | 114 (65.1) | 504 (73.3) | 0.023 |
Malay | 55 (10.7) | 27 (15.4) | 82 (11.9) | |
Indian | 51 (9.9) | 29 (16.6) | 80 (11.6) | |
Others | 17 (3.3) | 5 (2.9) | 22 (3.2) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 455 (88.7) | 137 (78.3) | 592 (86.1) | 0.002 |
Single | 35 (6.8) | 20 (11.4) | 55 (8.0) | |
Others | 23 (4.5) | 18 (10.3) | 41 (6.0) |