Table 1

Baseline characteristics of T2DM patients (n = 289)

Baseline characteristicsNumber%
Age (yr)
<506422.1
≥5022577.9
Mean ± SD = 59.1 ± 11.4, Range = 30–80  
Sex
Female19868.5
Male9131.5
Highest education
≤High school23671.7
Bachelor's degree or higher5318.3
Family monthly income (Myanmar kyat)a
≤300,00016557.1
>300,00012442.9
Median = 300,000, Range = 30,000–3,000,000  
Marital status
Single248.3
Married18865.1
Divorced/separated/widowed7726.6
Working status
Yes12242.2
No16757.8
Living with
Living alone93.1
Spouse, children or relatives28096.9
Smoking status
Never or ex-smoker26190.3
Current smoker289.7
Alcohol drinking
Never or ex-drinker26190.3
Current drinker289.7
Body mass index (BMI) kg/m2b
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)93.1
Normal (18.5–22.9 kg/m2)5017.3
Overweight (23–24.9 kg/m2)4415.2
Obese (≥25.0 kg/m2)18664.4
Exercise
No (<30 min/day and or <3 times/ wk)19366.8
Yes (≥30 min/day and ≥3 times/ wk)9633.2
Daytime napping  
No10335.6
Yes18664.4

Note(s): aone USD = 1350 kyat bthe Asian cutoff point for obese was ≥23.0 kg/m2 [44]

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