Treatment Adherence and Its Associated Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the Rio de Janeiro Type 2 Diabetes Cohort Study

Table 1

Results of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaire in 476 type 2 diabetic patients.

Self-care activities	Number of days
General diet questions
Follow a healthful eating plan in the last week	0 (0–6)
Follow an eating plan (on average per week, over the past month)	0 (0–6)
Specific diet questions
Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables in the last week	0 (0–7)
Eat high-fat foods in the last week	4 (2–7)
Eat sweets in the last week	1 (0–2)
Exercise
Participate in at least 30 minutes of physical activity, in the last week	7 (3–7)
Participate in a specific exercise session in the last week	0 (0–2)
Blood sugar testing (patients using insulin = 311)
Test blood sugar in the last week	2 (0–7)
Test blood sugar according to the number of times recommended by your health care provider in the last week	5.5 (0–7)
Foot care
Check feet in the last week	7 (1–7)
Inspect the inside of shoes in the last week	7 (0–7)
Dry between toes after washing, in the last week	7 (7–7)
Medications
Take recommended diabetic medications in the last week	7 (7–7)
Take recommended insulin injections in the last week	7 (7–7)
Take recommended number of diabetes pills in the last week	7 (7–7)
Smoking
Patients who smoked during the past 7 days (%)	6.1
Number of cigarettes smoked in a day	13 (5–15)
Never smokers (%)	51.5
Past smokers (%)	42.4

^∗Values are the median number of days and interquartile range, except for smoking status, which are proportions and median number of cigarettes (for current smokers).