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Table 1 Characteristics of adults with type 2 diabetes identified by medical chart review

From: Determining adult type 2 diabetes-related health care needs in an indigenous population from rural Guatemala: a mixed-methods preliminary study

Characteristic

Total n=80

Age – yrs (n=80)

54.9 ± 12.7

Female – % (n=80)

85

Language preference – % (n=80)

 

 Kaqchikel Mayan

75.7

 Spanish

21.3

 K’ichee’ Mayan

3.0

Primary school education – yrs (n=63)

 

 Median

2

 Interquartile range

0-4

Tobacco use – % (n=80)

0

Alcohol use – % (n=68)

4.4

Time since diagnosis – yrs (n=63)

 

 Median

6

 Interquartile range

4-11

Body mass index (n=63)

29.1 ± 4.3

Body mass index ≥ 25 – %

88.9

Body mass index ≥ 30 – %

38.1

Blood pressure – mmHg (n=78)

 

 Systolic

120.1 ± 16.3

 Diastolic

75.7 ± 10.0

Systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg – %

12.8

Diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg – %

17.9

Hypertension – %

14.1

Glycosylated hemoglobin – % (n=79)

8.9 ± 2.1

Glycosylated hemoglobin < 7% – %

19.0

Glycosylated hemoglobin < 8% – %

43.0

Insulin prescription – %

7.5

Metformin prescription – %

93.8

Sulfonylurea prescription – %

64.1

Creatinine – mg/dl (n=62)

0.94 ± 0.41

Creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl – %

3.2