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Table 3 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals admitted to Manthena Sathyanarayana Raju Arogyalayam (MSRA) hospital for management of Diabetes mellitus using integrated Naturopathy and Yoga in Andhra Pradesh, India, May-August, 2014

From: Is adjunctive naturopathy associated with improved glycaemic control and a reduction in need for medications among type 2 Diabetes patients? A prospective cohort study from India

Category

Sub-category

N (%)

Total

 

101 (100)

Age (years)

<60

66 (65)

≥60

35 (35)

Sex

Male

55 (55)

Female

46 (45)

Occupation

Housewife

40 (40)

Retired

20 (20)

Self-employed (business)

19 (19)

Government employee

12 (12)

Private employee

7 (7)

Unemployed

3 (3)

Education (years in school)

<12

50 (50)

≥12

51 (51)

Associated Hypertension

No

61 (60)

Yes

40 (40)

Family income/annum

<4000 USD

52 (51)

≥4000 USD

49 (49)

History of tobacco smoking

Current smoker

4 (4)

Past smoker

5 (5)

Never smoker

92 (91)

History of alcohol intake

Current drinker

8 (8)

Past drinker

6 (6)

Never drank

87 (86)

Duration of diabetes (Years)

1–2

25 (25)

3–5

24 (24)

6–9

19 (19)

≥10

33 (32)

Diabetic medication

Oral

86 (85)

Insulin alone or with oral

15 (15)

  1. USD United States Dollar; Current smoker: history of smoking tobacco in the past 1 month
  2. Current drinker: history of consuming alcohol in the past 1 month