Quality of Life and Metabolic Indicators of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and physical activity level of the participants (N = 135).

Variable	Classification	Number (%)
Gender	Female	92 (68.1)
	Male	43 (31.9)
Age (years)	<45	11 (8.1)
	45–60	69 (51.1)
	≥60	55 (40.7)
Education level	Elementary-middle school degrees	63 (46.7)
	Higher than middle school degrees	61 (45.2)
	University degree	11 (8.2)
Duration of T2DM (years)	Below 5 years	48 (35.6)
	5–10 years	50 (37.0)
	More than 10 years	37 (27.4)
Medication treatment of T2DM	Yes	55 (40.4)
	No	80 (58.8)
Physical activity (MET-min/week)	Low physical activity	28 (20.7)
	Moderate physical activity	80 (59.3)
	High physical activity	37 (20.0)

T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; MET: metabolic equivalent.