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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinic characteristic of 19 respondents

From: A qualitative study on why did the poorly-educated Chinese elderly fail to attend nurse-led case manager clinic and how to facilitate their attendance

Respondent code

Age

Sex

Duration of diabetes (years)

Latest HbA1c

Co-morbidities*

Diabetes complications

Occupation

Social allowance

Education

P1

78

F

6

6.6%

HT

MA, renal impairment

Retired

No

Primary

P2

83

F

15

5.4%

HT, atrial fibrillation, heart failure

MA

Retired

No

Nil

P3

82

M

13

6.1%

HT, knee osteoarthritis, poor vision

MA, renal impairment, glaucoma

Housework

No

Nil

P4

65

F

1

7.1%

HT, stroke

MA, DR

Housewife

No

Primary

P5

79

M

13

7.9%

Knee osteoarthritis

Renal impairment, leg ulcer

Retired

Yes

Primary

P6

83

F

7

6.5%

HT, knee osteoarthritis, low back pain

Nil

Retired

Yes

Nil

P7

77

F

22

7.1%

HT, knee osteoarthritis

Nil

Retired

No

Nil

P8

80

M

14

5.4%

Nil

MA, DR

Retired

No

Primary

P9

61

F

7

6.2%

Nil

Nil

Unemployed

No

Nil

P10

62

M

1

5.6%

HT

Nil

Manual worker

No

Primary

P11

60

M

6

7.1%

HT

Nil

Retired

No

Nil

P12

65

M

10

6.3%

HT, chronic obstructive airway disease

MA

Retired

Yes

Primary

P13

87

F

11

6.3%

IHD, heart failure, stroke, hip fracture

MA, DR, IHD

Retired

No

Nil

P14

72

F

16

6.9%

HT

MA

Housewife

No

Primary

P15

84

F

17

8.0%

HT

Peripheral vascular disease

Housewife

No

Primary

P16

78

F

14

7.4%

HT

DR

Housewife

No

Nil

P17

79

F

5

7.1%

HT

Nil

Housewife

No

Nil

P18

73

M

8

6.9%

HT

Renal impairment

Retired

No

Primary

P19

60

F

7

9.1%

Nil

DR

Housewife

No

Primary

  1. *HT = Hypertension, IHD = Ischaemic heart disease, MA = Microalbuminuria, DR = Diabetic retinopathy.