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Table 1 Patient Types Characteristics

From: Self-care coping strategies in people with diabetes: a qualitative exploratory study

 

Proactive manager

Passive Follower

Nonconformist

Type of Diabetes

   

   -Type 1

2

3

2

   -Type 2

3

5

2

Age (years)

   

(mean)

range

54

(28–70)

61

(49–74)

63

(47–74)

Duration (years)

   

(mean)

range

11

(2–23)

13

(1–42)

21

(4–36)

Sex

   

   -Male

3

4

2

   -Female

2

4

2

Regimen

   

   -Diet

1

2

1

   -Oral

1

4

0

   -Insulin

2

2

2

   -Oral/Insulin

1

0

1

Complications

   

   -Retinopathy

2

0

2

   -Nephropathy

0

0

2

   -Neuropathy

1

2

1

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