Research Article

What Kind of Information and Communication Technologies Do Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prefer? An Ecuadorian Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic information of surveyed population.

CharacteristicsPatients    (%)

Age (years)
 ≤55 years old100 (40.3)
 >55 years old148 (59.7)
Gender
 Male89 (35.9)
 Female154 (62.1)
Race
 White14 (5.6)
 Native0 (0)
 Hispanic/mestizo220 (88.7)
 Black7 (2.8)
 Other0 (0)
Education level
 None30 (12.1)
 Primary school86 (34.7)
 Secondary school96 (38.7)
 Undergraduate32 (12.9)
 Postgraduate1 (0.4)
Years with diabetes
 ≤8127 (51.2)
 >8116 (46.8)