Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Rwanda
Variables | Intervention | Control | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Count (percentage) | Count(percentage) | ||
Gender | |||
Female | 25 (59.5) | 20(52.6) | 0.535 |
Male | 17 (40.5) | 18 (47.4) | |
Age years median (IQR) | 53.19 (41.32, 58.33) | 50.38 (39.41, 62.44) | 0.062 |
Marital status | |||
Single/widowed/ divorced /separated | 12 (28.6) | 10 (26.3) | 0.821 |
Married | 30 (71.4) | 28 (73.7) | |
Education Level | |||
Primary or Less | 35 (83.3) | 34 (89.4) | 0.525 |
Secondary or Higher | 7 (16.7) | 4 (10.5) | |
Occupation | |||
Farmer | 23 (54.8) | 19 (50.0) | 0.287 |
Casual work | 15 (35.7) | 17 (44.7) | |
Formal | 3 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
Missing | 1 (2.4) | 2(5.3) | |
BMI | |||
Underweight | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.6) | 0.727 |
Normal | 30 (71.4) | 22 (57.9) | |
Overweight/Obese | 11 (26.2) | 13 (34.2) | |
Missing | 0 | 2 (5.3) | |
Mean BMI (SD) | 23.92(4.3) | 27.18 (10.2) | 0.063 |
Waist circumference cm, m(IQR) | 90 (84.0, 98.0) | 86 (83, 96) | 0.403 |
Duration since diagnosis with diabetes years, m (IQR) | 8.62 (3.4, 14.1) | 9.41 (6. 3, 12.3) | 0.539 |
Diabetes drug regimen | |||
Insulin treatment only | 16(38.1) | 15 (39.5) | 0.930 |
Insulin + oral drug | 26 (61.9) | 23 (60.5) | |
HbA1C at enrollment, mean (SD) | 7.96 (2.15) | 7.48 (1.72) | 0.278 |