Table 1

Numbers and proportions of the sample with characteristics and health factors

Characteristics and health factorsn (%)
Gender
Male112 (59.6)
Female76 (40.4)
Age (years)
≤6067 (35.6)
>60121 (64.4)
Occupation
Retired/out of work115 (61.2)
Currently employed73 (38.8)
Marital status
Single54 (28.7)
Couple134 (71.3)
Education
Primary school or lower62 (33.0)
Secondary education or diploma60 (31.9)
Bachelor’s or higher degree66 (35.1)
Income (per month/ THB)
<5,00055 (29.3)
5,000–15,00039 (20.7)
15,001–30,00052 (27.7)
>30,00042 (22.3)
BMI (kg/m2)
Underweight < 18.58 (4.3)
Normal 18.5–22.939 (20.7)
Overweight 23.0–27.539 (20.7)
Obesity ≥ 27.5102 (54.3)
Min = 13.2, max = 43.7, mean ± SD = 26.1 ± 4.8
HbA1c
HbA1c <7%72 (38.7)
HbA1c ≥7 %114 (61.3)
Min = 4.5, max = 17, mean ± SD = 7.6 ± 1.6
Duration of illness (year)
1–549 (26.1)
6–1058 (30.9)
11–2060 (31.9)
>2021 (11.1)
Min = 1, max = 40, mean ± SD = 11.8 ± 1
With complications55 (29.3)
Without complications45 (70.3)
Number of complications
134 (18.1)
216 (8.5)
35 (2.7)
No cerebrovascular180 (95.7)
With cerebrovascular8 (4.3)
Diabetes complications severity index (DCSI score) (n = 188)
DCSI score = 0133 (70.7)
DCSI score = 125 (13.3)
DCSI score = 214 (7.4)
DCSI score = 39 (4.8)
DCSI score > 37 (3.7)
Min = 0, max = 5, mean ± SD = 0.58 ± 1.1
Underlying disease (U/D) (n = 188)
Yes (Alternative choices) (Top 10)165 (87.8)
1 Hypertension136 (72.3)
2 Hyperlipidemia46 (24.5)
3 Cataract19 (10.1)
4 Heart diseases17 (9.0)
5 Rheumatoid14 (7.4)
6 Anemia13 (6.9)
7 CKD12 (6.4)
8 Fatty liver11 (5.9)
9 Cholesterolaemia11 (5.9)
10 Thalassemia9 (4.8)
11 Cerebrovascular diseases8 (4.3)
12 Thyroid8 (4.3)
13 Asthma8 (4.3)

Note(s): Abbreviations: HbA1c = Hemoglobin A1c; BMI = Body Mass Index; CKD = Chronic Kidney Disease

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