Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of older home-dwelling people with diabetes (n=92)
From: Documented diabetes care among older people receiving home care services: a cross‐sectional study
Variable | Median (range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 83 (66 – 99) | ||
N (%) | |||
Sex | |||
Men | 43 (47) | ||
Women | 49 (53) | ||
Type of diabetes | |||
Type 1 | 9 (10) | ||
Type 2 | 44 (48) | ||
No information | 39 (42) | ||
Living arrangement | |||
Live alone | 54 (59) | ||
Live with others (family/relatives) | 38 (41) | ||
Functional status | |||
Minor problems | 32 (35) | ||
Moderate problems | 48 (52) | ||
Severe problems | 12 (13) | ||
Cause of home nursinga | |||
Medicine administration | 67 (73) | ||
Hygiene | 57 (62 | ||
Nutrition | 22 (24) | ||
Observation | 29 (32) | ||
Diabetesrelated comorbiditiesa | |||
Cardiovascular disease | 68 (74) | ||
Foot – ulcer | 10 (11) | ||
Polyneuropathy | 7 (8) | ||
Nephropathy | 5 (5) | ||
Retinopathy | 3 (3) | ||
Hypoglycaemia | 17 (18) | ||
Hyperglycaemia | 36 (39) | ||