Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 328)

Number

Percent

Sex

72

22.0

254

77.4

2

0.6

Age (years)

48.72

(21–80)

Schooling

111

33.8

209

63.7

8

2.5

Marital status

165

50.3

161

49.1

2

0.6

Number of diagnoses

166

50.6

154

47.0

8

2.4

Disease duration (years)

14.18 ±

13.0

Diagnoses of participants

Total diagnoses^a

(N = 328)

As single diagnosis

(N = 166)

Diagnoses

Number

%

Number

%

Diabetes

48

15.2

19

11.4

 Type 1

20

6.1

13

7.8

 Type 2

14

4.3

4

2.4

 Others

12

3.7

1

0.6

 Unknown

2

0.6

1

0.6

Rheumatic disease Group^b

99

30.2

40

24.1

Hypertension

55

17.2

4

2.4

Dyslipidemia

27

8.4

1

0.6

Heart disease^c

12

3.7

5

3.0

Allergies^d

48

15.2

4

2.4

Others

179

54.6

92

55.4