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Table 2 Baseline information of the patients

From: Differences between the perspectives of physicians and patients on the potential barriers to optimal diabetes control in China: a multicenter study

Variable

N = 584

Gender, n (%)

 Male

325 (56.0)

 Female

254 (43.8)

 Mean age, years

57.01 ± 13.27

 Male

56.27 ± 13.19

 Female

58.06 ± 12.79

Educational level, n (%)

 Primary school and below

165 (31.3)

 Middle and high school

226 (42.9)

 College and above

132 (25.0)

Economic conditiona, n (%)

 Poverty and below

79 (13.5)

 Subsistence level

266 (45.5)

 Well-to-do and above

194 (33.2)

Duration of diabetes, n (%)

 < 5 years

242 (44.2)

 5 to 10 years

175 (32.0)

 ≥ 10 years

130 (23.8)

  1. aEconomic condition was categorized according to per capita annual net income of households: poverty and below < 5000 China Yuan (CNY), subsistence level 5000–80,000 CNY, and well-to-do and above > 80,000 CNY
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