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Table 1 Basic characteristics of diabetic patients

From: Exploring the factors influencing the use of health services by people with diabetes in Northwest China: an example from Gansu Province

Variables

Number (n)

Percent (%)

Sex

Male

143

50.71

Female

139

49.30

Ethnicity

Han

260

92.20

Minority

22

7.80

Location

Urban

75

26.60

Rural

207

73.40

Age group

15-

12

4.26

45-

140

49.65

65-

130

46.10

Marital status

Married

235

83.33

Unmarried

47

16.67

Education

Primary school

75

26.60

Middle school

82

29.08

High school

73

25.89

University

52

18.44

Type of diabetes

1

9

3.20

2

235

83.30

Unknown

38

13.50

Frequency of drugs

Always

215

76.20

Sometimes

49

17.40

Never

18

6.40

Type of CHE

1

102

36.17

2

125

44.33

≥ 3

55

19.50

Hypertension

Yes

151

53.55

No

131

46.45