Table 2: Characteristics associated with control versus uncontrolled diabetes in a cohort of patients from Guayaquil, Ecuador (N=209)

Controlled Diabetes n=68 Uncontrolled Diabetes n=141 p-value
Gender, n (%) 0.62
Female 29 (13.9%) 112 (53.6%)
Male 12(5.7%) 56 (27.8%)
Level of education, n (%) 0.88
No education 2 (1.0%) 8 (3.8%)
Basic education 27 (12.9%) 108 (51.7%)
High school 9 (4.3%) 43 (20.6%)
Higher education 3 (1.4%) 9 (4.3%)
Marital status, n (%) 0.78
With a couple 24 (11.9%) 116 (55.5%)
Without a couple 17 (8.2%) 52 (24.9%)
Age, n (%) 0.03
30-59 24 (11.5%) 72 (34.5%)
60-79 16 (7.7%) 78 (37.3%)
80-99 1 (0.5%) 18 (8.6%)
Economic activity, n (%) 0.58
Paid 7 (3.3%) 40 (19.1%)
Unpaid 34 (16.3%) 128 (61.2%)
BMI, n (%) 0.54
Ideal body weight 11 (5.3%) 59 (28.2%)
Overweight 13 (6.2%) 75 (35.9%)
Obesity 17 (8.1%) 34 (16.3%)
Time with T2DM diagnosis, n (%) 0.06
1-5 years 23 (11.0%) 69 (33.0%)
5-10 years 8 (3.8%) 50 (23.9%)
>10 years 10 (4.8%) 49 (23.4%)
Treatment, n (%) 0.42
Diet and exercise 7 (3.3%) 11 (5.3%)
Oral antidiabetics 19 (9.1%) 85 (40.7%)
Insulin 14 (6.7%) 52 (24.9%)
Diet and oral antidiabetics 1 (0.5%) 19 (9.1%)
Insulin and diet 0 (0%) 1 (0.5%)
Exercise, n (%) 0.65
Yes 26 (12.4%) 100 (47.9%)
No 15 (7.2%) 68 (32.5%)
Diet, n (%) 0.78
Yes 30 (14.4%) 127 (60.8%)
No 11 (5.3%) 41 (19.6%)
Sought Knowledge about T2DM from newspapers or journals, n (%) 0.016
Yes 25 (12.0%) 103 (49.3%)
No 16 (7.7%) 65 (31.1%)
Forgetting to take the medicine, n (%) 0.54
Yes 22 (10.5%) 99 (47.4%)
No 19 (9.1%) 69 (33.0%)