Glycaemic Control and Associated Self-Management Behaviours in Diabetic Outpatients: A Hospital Based Observation Study in Lusaka, Zambia

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the patients ().

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Age
15–34 years	22	11.1
35–54 years	77	38.9
55 years and above	99	50.0
Total	198	100
Sex
Male	79	39.9
Female	119	60.1
Total	198	100
Education level
Never/primary	74	37.4
Secondary	92	46.5
College/university	32	16.2
Total	198	100
Body mass index (kg/m^2) ()
Underweight (≤18.4 kg/m^2)	6	3
Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)	60	30.3
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m^2)	70	35.4
Obese (30 or greater kg/m^2)	54	27.3
Total	190	100

According to the WHO classification of obesity [29].