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Table 3 Type 2 diabetes patients’ general characteristics

From: Evaluating quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes using electronic health record information in Mexico

Characteristics

FMC A

FMC B

FMC C

FMC D

Total

 

n = 7184%

n = 6671%

n = 7256%

n = 4019%

n = 25130%

Female sex

59.3

57.8

58.6

58.2

58.5

Age, years, mean (standard deviation)

62.9 (12.9)

64.3 (12.8)

61.8 (12.8)

58.5 (12.4)

62.3 (12.9)

Age groups

     

<30 years

0.6

0.3

0.7

0.9

0.6

30–39 years

3.4

3.1

4.0

5.2

3.8

40–49 years

11.2

9.7

12.6

16.8

12.1

50–59 years

23.8

21.0

24.4

31.2

24.4

60–69 years

28.3

29.6

29.5

26.0

28.6

≥70 years

32.7

36.3

28.8

19.9

30.5

Schooling

     

Illiterate

16.1

7.5

14.9

9.5

12.4

Primary school

24.3

17.6

37.7

26.9

26.8

Secondary school

11.9

11.5

14.3

10.6

12.3

High school

14.8

17.5

10.4

5.3

12.7

University degree

8.0

12.4

4.3

1.3

7.0

Missing data

0.9

33.5

18.3

46.4

28.7

Marital status

     

Married or partnership

48.3

39.8

54.5

38.0

46.2

Single or divorced

11.9

12.6

7.9

4.5

9.7

Widow

14.2

12.8

2.9

7.1

13.0

Missing data

25.6

34.7

22.3

50.4

31.0

Employment status

     

Housewife

32.7

26.1

35.3

17.7

29.3

Employed

19.3

16.3

19.6

12.6

17.5

Unemployed

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.4

0.2

Retired

11.9

12.0

11.4

3.1

10.4

Missing data

36.0

45.4

33.6

66.2

42.6

Insurance status

     

Subscriber

24.0

25.9

20.6

22.4

23.3

Dependent

76.0

74.1

79.4

77.6

76.7

  1. Source: Family medicine clinics 2009 electronic health record information.