Insulin Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico: Behaviors and Barriers

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants, classified by adherence category.

Variable	Nonadherent	Adherent
Gender			0.359
Women	73 (62.4)	57 (68.7)
Men	44 (37.6)	26 (31.3)
Age, years	59 [53–69]	64 [54–73]	0.037
Weight, kg	71.7 ± 14.9	70.5 ± 10.9	0.551
Age at diagnosis of diabetes, years	42.1 ± 11.2	41.8 ± 11.6	0.502
Duration of diabetes, years	17.5 [12–25]	20 [15–26]	0.022
Time since insulin initiation, months	72 [42–120]	60 [36–120]	0.685
Education level			0.536
Incomplete primary	19 (16.2)	9 (10.8)
Primary/elementary	17 (14.5)	13 (15.7)
Secondary/middle school	39 (33.3)	32 (38.6)
High school	13 (11.1)	12 (14.5)
College	24 (20.5)	11 (13.3)
Postgraduate	5 (4.3)	6 (7.2)

Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range], or number (%).