Table 3 Sociodemographic and functional characteristics of people with diabetes by risk level according to AMG and by sex
People with diabetes n (%) | High risk 189 (17.8) | Medium risk 432 (40.6) | Low risk 442 (41.6) | p- value | Female 546 (51.4) | Male 517 (48.6) | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 92 (48.7) | 232 (53.7) | 222 (50.02) | 0.42 | 546 (100) | 0 (0) | - |
Age* | 77.5 (10.2) | 74.3 (11.8) | 62.6 (15.9) | < 0.01 | 71.1 (15.7) | 68.9 (13.8) | < 0.01 |
≤ 75 years old > 75 years old | 67 (35.4) 122 (64.6) | 206 (47.7) 226 (52.3) | 351 (79.4) 91 (20.6) | < 0.01 | 287 (52.6) 259 (47.4) | 337 (65.2) 180 (34.8) | < 0.01 |
Origin Spain Europe Rest of the World | 162 (85.7) 3 (1.6) 24 (12.7) | 372 (86.1) 15 (3.5) 45 (10.4) | 354 (80.1) 16 (3.6) 72 (16.3) | 0.07 | 449 (82.2) 18 (3.3) 79 (14.5) | 439 (84.9) 16 (3.1) 62 (12.0) | 0.23 |
Immobilised | 47 (24.9) | 38 (8.8) | 10 (2.3) | < 0.01 | 66 (12.1) | 29 (5.6) | < 0.01 |
Institutionalized in a nursing/ retirement home | 15 (7.9) | 14 (3.2) | 3 (0.7) | < 0.01 | 17 (3.1) | 15 (2.9) | 0.84 |
Primary caregiver | 40 (21.2) | 29 (6.7) | 5 (1.1) | < 0.01 | 53 (9.7) | 21 (4.1) | < 0.01 |
Home support | 12 (6.3) | 11 (2.5) | 5 (1.1) | < 0.01 | 19 (3.5) | 9 (1.7) | 0.08 |
Palliative care | 14 (7.4) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | < 0.01 | 7 (1.3) | 11 (2.1) | 0.29 |