Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics and hand grip strength of participants (n = 150).
|
Variable |
n |
% |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
Male |
82 |
54.6 |
|
Female |
68 |
45.4 |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
Middle age |
93 |
62.0 |
|
Older adult |
57 |
48.0 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
Single/divorced |
45 |
30.0 |
|
Married |
86 |
57.3 |
|
Widow/widower |
19 |
12.7 |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
Artisan/ Farmer |
48 |
32.0 |
|
Civil servant |
53 |
35.3 |
|
Retiree |
37 |
24.7 |
|
Unemployed |
12 |
8.0 |
|
Educational level |
|
|
|
Non formal/primary |
46 |
30.7 |
|
Secondary |
59 |
39.3 |
|
Postsecondary |
45 |
30.0 |
|
Monthly income |
|
|
|
< ₦100,000 |
85 |
56.7 |
|
₦100,000-₦200,000 |
36 |
24.0 |
|
> ₦200,000 |
29 |
19.3 |
|
Time since diagnosis of T2DM |
|
|
|
< 5 years |
98 |
65.3 |
|
˃ 5 years |
52 |
34.7 |
|
Hand dominance |
|
|
|
Right hand |
113 |
75.3 |
|
Left hand |
37 |
24.7 |
|
Hand grip strength |
|
|
|
Poor (< 29.0 Kgf) |
82 |
54.7 |
|
Moderate (29.0-34.0 Kgf) |
68 |
45.3 |
|
Hand disability |
|
|
|
Poor (< 25th percentile)† |
85 |
56.7 |
|
Moderate (25th -75th percentile) |
65 |
43.3 |
|
Medication‡ |
|
|
|
Metformin |
80 |
53.3 |
|
Diabinese |
60 |
40.0 |
|
Miglitol |
20 |
13.3 |
|
Liraglutide |
15 |
10 |
Data are n (%); †: upper extremity functional index; ‡: summation is greater than 100% due to combinations of medications.