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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of DM(type 2) patients registered in diabetes clinics, Bhutan

From: A first country-wide review of Diabetes Mellitus care in Bhutan: time to do better

Category

Sub category

Number (%)

Total

 

350

Age

< 35

23 (7)

 

35–44

63 (18)

 

45–54

80 (23)

 

55–64

103 (29)

 

≥ 65

81 (23)

Sex

Male

166 (47)

 

Female

183 (52)

 

Unknown

1 (< 1)

Occupation

Farmer

148 (42)

 

Others

86 (24)

 

Unknown

52 (15)

 

Civil Services

34 (10)

 

Business

30 (9)

Region

East

164 (47)

 

West

122 (35)

 

Central

64 (18)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

< 25

82 (23)

 

25.0–29.9

112 (32)

 

≥ 30.0

89 (25)

 

Unknown

67 (19)

Associated Hypertension

No

224 (64)

 

Yes

126 (36)

Treatment regimen

Oral Hypoglycaemic

270 (77)

 

Insulin

11 (3)

 

Othersa

6 (2)

 

Unknown

63 (18)

Referred for complicationsb

Yes

12 (3)

 

No

338 (97)

  1. amedical nutrition therapy; b“Referred for complication” means the act of referring patients who developed complications due to DM (nephropathy, neuropathy and retinopathy) to regional and national referral hospitals for appropriate care