Table 2 Characteristics of the patients' population before and after intervention.
From: A successful chronic care program in Al Ain-United Arab Emirates
| Â | 2004 (before) Number (%) | 2007 (after) Number (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | DM | HTN | DM & HTN | DM | HTN | DM & HTN |
Male | 72 (51.1) | 77 (47.8) | 207 (55.5) | 193 (50.5) | 178 (38.9) | 184 (43.5) |
Female | 69 (48.9) | 84 (52.2) | 166 (44.5) | 189 (49.5) | 280 (61.1) | 239(56.5) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<= 25 | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) | 7 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
26-35 | 6(4.3) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (0.8) | 9 (2.4) | 10 (2.2) | 5 (1.2) |
36-45 | 20 (14.3) | 16 (10.1) | 41 (11) | 64 (16.8) | 62 (13.6) | 35 (8.3) |
46-55 | 57 (40.7) | 50 (31.6) | 114 (30.6) | 133 (35) | 142 (31.1) | 133 (31.4) |
56-65 | 31 (22.1) | 38 (24.1) | 126 (33.9) | 106 (27.9) | 119 (26.0) | 135 (31.9) |
66-75 | 18 (12.9) | 39 (24.7) | 70 (18.8) | 41 (10.8) | 74 (16.2) | 76 (18.0) |
>75 | 6 (4.3) | 11 (7) | 15 (4) | 25 (6.6) | 43 (9.4) | 39 (9.2) |
Nationality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
UAE | 125 (88.7) | 155 (96.3) | 351 (94.1) | 358 (93.8) | 425 (92.8) | 392 (92.7) |
Non-UAE | 16 (11.3) | 6 (3.7) | 22 (5.9) | 24 (6.2) | 33 (7.2) | 31 (7.3) |
DM duration min/max (mode) | 1/17 (1) | Â | Â | 1/32 (3) | Â | Â |
HTN duration min/max (mode) | 1/20 (5) | Â | Â | 1/32 (3) | Â | Â |