Factors Associated with Utilization of Dipeptidyl-4 Inhibitors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the patients.

Demographic characteristic		Number of patients (percentage, %)
Gender
Male	299	133 (44.5)
Female	299	166 (55.5)
Age
Nonelderly	299	161 (53.8)
Elderly	299	138 (46.2)
Ethnicity
Malay	299	99 (33.2)
Chinese	299	103 (34.4)
Indian	299	97 (32.4)
BMI
Underweight	220	1 (0.4)
Normal body weight	220	30 (13.6)
Overweight	220	99 (45.0)
Obese	220	90 (41.0)