Persons with Diabetes’ Perceptions of Family Burden and Associated Factors

Table 3

Diabetes clinical characteristics of persons with diabetes’ perceptions of family burden and associated factors at a university hospital ().

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Types of DM
Type 1	46	11.5
Type 2	353	88.5
Duration of DM
1-5 years	181	45.4
6-10 years	146	36.6
>10 years	72	18.1
Recent fasting blood sugar level (FBS)
<126 mg/dL	139	34.8
> =126 mg/dL	260	65.2
Presence of disability because of diabetes
Yes	73	18.3
No	326	81.7
Presence of other chronic diseases and comorbidities
Yes	248	62.2
No	151	37.8
Comorbidities
Hypertension	123	30.8
Hypertension and heart disease	26	6.5
Heart disease and kidney disease	25	6.3
Heart disease	21	5.3
Kidney impairment	21	5.3
Arthritis	13	3.3
Hypertension, heart, and kidney disease	8	2.0
Osteoarthritis	4	1.0
Other	7	1.8
Mode of current treatment
Oral diabetic agent	171	42.9
Insulin	126	31.6
Oral and insulin	102	25.6
Presence of DM complications
Yes	98	24.6
No	301	75.4
History of hospitalization
No hospitalization	187	46.9
Hospitalization	212	53.1