Patient characteristics

Number

Percentage

Gender

Male

124

60.2%

Female

82

39.8%

Age (years)

18-35

18

8.7%

36-55

118

57.3%

> 55

70

34%

Nationality

Kuwaiti

103

50%

Non-Kuwaiti

103

50%

Education

High school or <

123

59.7%

University

76

36.9%

Higher education

7

3.4%

Income

< 500

76

36.9%

500-1,500

94

45.6%

> 1,500-2,000

26

12.6%

> 2,000

10

4.9%

Type of diabetes

Type 1

21

10.2%

Type 2

154

74.8%

I don’t know

31

15%

Diabetes status

Controlled

160

77.7%

Uncontrolled

46

22.3%

Medications

Yes

186

90.3%

No

20

9.7%

Duration of diabetes (years)

1-5

92

44.7%

5-10

61

29.6%

> 10

53

25.7%