Diabetes empowerment scores among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its correlated factors: A cross-sectional study in a primary care setting in Malaysia

Table 1 Sociodemographic profiles of the study participants in primary health care clinic in Putrajaya (n = 322), n (%)

Variables	Frequency	Median (IQR)
Age (yr)		55 (18)
Gender
Male	189 (58.7)
Female	133 (41.3)
Ethnicity
Malay	297 (92.2)
Chinese	6 (1.9)
Indian	14 (4.3)
Others	5 (1.6)
Education level
No formal education	12 (3.7)
Primary school	24 (7.5)
Secondary school	132 (41.0)
Diploma/University	154 (47.8)
Marital status
Single	25 (7.8)
Married	297 (92.2)
Smoking status
Yes	46 (14.3)
Never	214 (66.5)
Ex-Smoker	62 (19.2)

IQR: Interquartile range.