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Table 1 Clinical and demographic data of the studied population

From: Heterogeneity in the costs of type 1 diabetes in a developing country: what are the determining factors?

Variable

 

N

3,180

Female gender, n (%)

1,791 (56 · 3)

Age, y

22 ± 11 · 8; 20 (2–66)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 

Caucasian

1,824 (57 · 4)

Non-Caucasian*

1,356 (42 · 6)

Socioeconomic status**

 

High

222 (7 · 2)

Medium

710 (22 · 3)

Low

1,052 (33 · 1)

Very low

1,102 (34 · 7)

Level of care, n (%)

 

Secondary

897 (28 · 2)

Tertiary

2,283 (71 · 8)

Duration of diabetes, y

10 · 3 ± 8 · 03, 8 (1–50)

HbA1c%, mmol/mol

9 · 34 ± 2 · 34, 78.6 ± 25

Presence of microvascular complications

635 (27 · 4)

Presence of macrovascular complications

119 (5 · 1)

  1. y = year. The data are presented as number (percentage), mean ± SD and/or median (Min-Max). *Afro-Brazilians, Mulattos, Asians, Native Indians **Missing data from 87 participants.
  2. Excludes the patients without criteria for the diabetic complications screening.