Influencing Factors of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Medical Nutrition Therapy in Patients with Diabetes: A National Cross-Sectional Study in Urban China
Table 1
General characteristics of the patients.
Category
Subcategory
Data
Total number
6441
Age (y)
18–65, (%)
3995 (62.02)
65-, (%)
2446 (37.98)
Gender
Female, (%)
3061 (47.53)
Male, (%)
3380 (52.47)
BMI
<24, (%)
2791 (43.33)
24-, (%)
3650 (56.67)
Duration (y)
1–10, (%)
3995 (62.04)
10-, (%)
2444 (37.96)
Educational status
Middle school or below, (%)
2690 (41.76)
Senior high school, (%)
1517 (23.55)
Junior college, (%)
1075 (16.69)
Undergraduate or above, (%)
1159 (18.00)
Occupation
Retiree, (%)
3763 (58.42)
In service, (%)
2005 (31.13)
Others, (%)
690 (10.71)
Diagnosis
Type 1 diabetes, (%)
161 (2.50)
Type 2 diabetes, (%)
6098 (94.67)
Other types of diabetes, (%)
33 (0.51)
Prediabetes, (%)
149 (2.31)
MNT education experience
Yes, (%)
3450 (53.56)
No, (%)
2991 (46.44)
FBG (mmol/L)
<6. (%)
21.2
2h-PG (mmol/L)
<7. (%)
12.1
HbA1c (%)
<7. (%)
38.92
BP (mmHg)
3
<140/9 (%)
77.35
reference values for HbA1c and the classification of BMI were according to the directions of “China Guideline For Type 2 Diabetes” (2013) [15].