Table 2 Participants’ characteristics

Gender

Male n = 42 (48.3%)

Female n = 45 (51.7%)

Age (years)

Mean 58.7 years

Range (26–79) years

Duration of diabetes (years)

Mean 9.6 years

Range (1–28) years

Age at diagnosis of diabetes

Mean 48.9 years

Range (20–70) years

Ethnic group

Sinhalese n = 63 (72.4%)

Tamil n = 18 (20.7%)

Moors n = 5 (5.8%)

Other n = 1 (1.1%)

Main language

Sinhala n = 61 (70.11%)

Tamil n = 26 (29.89%)

Level of education

No school n = 7 (8.1%)

Primary n = 26 (30.2%)

Secondary n = 12 (13.9%)

GCE n = 39 (45.3%)

Degree and above n = 2 (2.3%)

Income (per month)

LKR < 39,220 n = 31 (35.6%)

LKR (39,220–69,880) n = 28 (32.2%)

LKR > 69,880 n = 28 (32.2%)