| Sociodemographic characteristics | n=209 | % |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 141 | 67.5 |
| Male | 68 | 32.5 |
| Level of education | ||
| No education | 12 | 5.7 |
| Basic education | 131 | 62.7 |
| High school | 58 | 27.8 |
| Higher education | 8 | 3.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| With a couple | 69 | 33.0 |
| Without a couple | 140 | 67.0 |
| Age | ||
| 30-59 years | 96 | 45.9 |
| 60-79 years | 94 | 45.0 |
| 80-99 years | 19 | 9.1 |
| Economic activity | ||
| Paid | 47 | 22.5 |
| Unpaid | 162 | 77.5 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| BMI | ||
| Ideal weight | 70 | 33.5 |
| Overweight | 88 | 42.1 |
| Obesity | 51 | 24.4 |
| Blood pressure | ||
| Normal blood pressure | 149 | 71.3 |
| Hypertension | 60 | 28.7 |
| Preprandial capillary plasma glucose | ||
| <130mg/dl | 66 | 31.5 |
| >130mg/dl | 143 | 68.4 |
| HbA1c | ||
| <7% | 68 | 32.5 |
| >7% | 141 | 67.5 |
| Time with T2DM diagnosis | ||
| 1-5 years | 92 | 44.0 |
| 5-10 years | 58 | 27.8 |
| >10 years | 59 | 28.2 |
| Treatment | ||
| Diet and exercise | 18 | 8.6 |
| Oral antidiabetics | 104 | 49.8 |
| Insulin | 66 | 31.6 |
| Diet and oral antidiabetics | 20 | 9.6 |
| Diet and insulin | 1 | 0.5 |