Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 157 participants with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Sex, n (%) | |
 Females | 80 (51%) |
Age, mean (SD) | 39 ± 17 |
Age range | 12–68 years |
Location of patients | |
 Lusaka | 48 (31%) |
 Kitwe | 60 (38%) |
 Ndola | 35 (22%) |
 Livingstone | 14 (9%) |
Age Category n (%) | |
 Adolescents | 42 (27%) |
 Adults | 115 (73%) |
Educational levels n (%) | |
 Adolescents (42) | |
  5-7th Grade (Primary school) | 14 (31%) |
  8-12th Grade (Secondary school) | 16 (38%) |
  Missing | 14 (31%) |
 Adults (115) |  |
  Primary education | 10 (9%) |
  Secondary education | 29 (25%) |
  Tertiary education | 22 (19%) |
  Missing | 54 (47%) |
Marital status (Adults/115) n (%) | |
 Single | 6 (5%) |
 Married | 80 (70%) |
 Missing | 29 (25%) |
Type of diabetes | |
 Type 1 | 93(59) |
 Type 2 | 58 (37) |
 Missing (either type 1or 2) | 6 (4) |
BMI mean (SD) | 25 (5) kg/m2 |
 Males | 25 (5) kg/m2 |
 Females | 26 (5) kg/m2 |
 Adolescents | 22 (4) kg/m2 |
 Adults | 27 (5) kg/m2 |