Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population
Characteristics | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
Study population for process of care and clinical outcomes (n = 11,736) | |
Age, years | 60.3 (11.3) |
Sex = female | 7323 (62.4) |
Body mass index | 27.9 (5.8) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 [25] | |
  < 18.5 (underweight) | 225 (1.9) |
 18.5–22.9 (normal) | 1317 (11.2) |
 23–27.4 (overweight) | 3001 (25.6) |
  > 27.4 (obese) | 4250 (36.2) |
Ethnicity | |
 Malay | 8071 (68.8) |
 Chinese | 2456 (20.9) |
 Indian | 1112 (9.5) |
 Other | 95 (0.8) |
Morbidity/risk factor | |
 T2D | 6722 (57.3) |
 Hypertension | 10,271 (87.5) |
 Hyperlipidaemia | 4951 (42.2) |
Duration of illness, years | |
 T2D | 6.5 (4.3) |
 Hypertension | 7.5 (5.1) |
 Hyperlipidaemia | 5.0 (3.3) |
Target organ damage = Yes | 2591 (22.1) |
Study population for patient experience (n = 956) | |
 Age, years | 59.7 (10.9) |
 Sex = female | 576 (60.2) |
Ethnicity | |
 Malay | 664 (69.5) |
 Chinese | 200 (20.9) |
 Indian | 88 (9.2) |
 Other | 4 (0.4) |
Educational level | |
 No formal/primary/lower secondary | 659 (68.9) |
 Upper secondary | 239 (25.0) |
 Tertiary | 58 (6.1) |
Morbidity/risk factor | |
 T2D | 623 (65.2) |
 Hypertension | 808 (84.5) |
 Hyperlipidaemia | 431 (45.1) |
Duration of illness, years | |
 T2D | 8.2 (7.0) |
 Hypertension | 8.4 (7.9) |
 Hyperlipidaemia | 5.2 (4.5) |
Clinic characteristics n=40 | |
 Geographical location | |
  Rural | 18 (45.0) |
  Urban | 22 (55.0) |
Daily attendances in 2016 | 282 (147) |