Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Number of participants with available data | Distribution of the characteristics |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 212 | Mean: 54.1 (SD: 10.1) |
Civil status | 212 | Married: 204 Single: 8 |
Highest level of education | 202 | Less than grade 5: 6 Grade 5 to ordinary level: 44 Completed ordinary level: 95 Completed advanced level: 44 Received University education: 13 |
Ethnicity | 209 | Sinhala: 153 Tamil: 37 Muslim: 18 Other: 1 |
Smoking | 177 | Currently smoking: 27 Quit: 62 Never smoked: 88 |
Alcohol use | 177 | Currently using: 110 Quit: 34 Teetotaller: 33 |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 179 | 9.9 (7.4) |
Latest Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 153 | 143.6 (53.3) |
Latest HbA1C (%) | 108 | 8.4 (1.8) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 125 | 25.8 (4.8) |
Hypertension | 177 | Yes: 90 No: 87 |
Dyslipidaemia | 176 | Yes: 110 No: 66 |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | 154 | Yes: 24 No: 130 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 173 | Yes: 17 No: 156 |
Lower limb peripheral arterial disease | 144 | Yes: 14 No: 129 |
Stroke/ Transient ischaemic attack | 172 | Yes: 0 No: 172 |
Chronic kidney disease | 132 | Yes: 42 No: 90 |
Diabetic retinopathy | 140 | Yes: 45 No: 95 |
Peripheral Neuropathy | 140 | Yes: 48 No: 92 |