Table 3
Lifestyle characteristic of type 2 diabetic patients.
| | Lifestyle characteristics features | Frequency | Response |
| | Diet | | | | Number of times meals are taken per day | | | | Twice | 107 | 19.6% | | Thrice | 406 | 74.8% | | Four | 30 | 5.6% | | Snack in between meals | | | | Yes | 91 | 16.8% | | No | 452 | 83.2% | | Taking meals late at night | | | | Yes | 72 | 13.3% | | No | 471 | 86.7% | | Time for taking late meal | | | | 5 pm | 69 | 12.6% | | 6 pm | 338 | 62.2% | | 7 pm | 125 | 23.1% | | 8 pm | 11 | 2.1% | | Physical activity | | | | Regular exercise | | | | Yes | 133 | 24.5% | | No | 410 | 75.5% | | Type of exercise | | | | Walking | 310 | 57.1% | | Jogging | 233 | 42.9% | | Gym | 0 | — | | Number of weekly exercises | | | | Once | 16 | 2.9% | | Twice | 186 | 34.3% | | Thrice | 31 | 5.7% | | Daily | 264 | 48.6% | | Smoking lifestyle | | | | Yes | 4 | 0.7% | | No | 539 | 99.3% | | Alcohol intake | | | | Yes | 15 | 2.8% | | No | 528 | 97.2% | | Food preferences | | | | Soft drinks | 288 | 53.1% | | Fast food (burger, deep fried foods, and pizza) | 213 | 39.2% | | Red meat | 118 | 21.7% | | Butter, cheese, and cream | 307 | 56.6% | | Egg yolk | 65 | 11.9% | | Fiber rich foods | 167 | 30.7% |
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