Table 1: Demographic and baseline characteristics of the studied sample.

- Number % p
Gender:
Male 150 39.3 0.001
Female 232 60.7
Age (years)
<65 151 39.5 0.001
>=65 231 60.5
Residence area
Rural 58 15.2 0.001
Urban 324 84.8
HbA1c (%)
< 7 165 43.2 0.39
>=7 181 47.4
Glycaemic status unknown/not done 36 9.4
Polypharmacy
<5 medicines 250 65.4 0.001
>=5 medicines 131 34.3
Number of diagnoses
≤2 64 16.8 0.001
>2 318 83.2