Table 1 Comparisons of demographic and experiences information between non-disclosers and disclosers (N = 307)

Age

64.81

10.86

64.11

11.34

.52

.606

Duration of diabetes

10.93

8.92

11.85

9.03

-.83

.409

HbA1 C

7.37

1.65

7.56

1.53

-.97

.332

N = 214

%

N = 93

%

χ²

Gender

0.01

.93

 Male

84

39.25

36

38.70

 Female

130

60.75

57

61.30

Highest Education

0.97

.325

 < High school

84

39.25

31

33.33

 ≥ High school

130

60.75

62

66.67

Marriage

0.15

.703

 Single

20

9.34

10

10.75

 Being Married

194

90.66

83

89.25

Employment

0.08

.782

 Employed

77

35.98

35

37.63

 Unemployed

137

64.02

58

62.37

Clinical visits

 <Monthly

23

10.74

18

19.35

4.15

.042

 > Monthly

191

89.26

75

80.65

The reasons for initial CT use

27.95

.001

 Dissatisfaction with medicine

9

4.20

3

3.22

 Beliefs in CT

187

87.38

60

64.51

 Recommend by HCP^a

18

8.42

30

32.27

Sources of CT information

22.81

 < 001

 Non-medical resources

23

10.74

31

33.33

 Medical resources

191

89.26

62

66.67

Decision makers of CT use

1.88

.171

 Own decision

178

83.17

83

89.24

 Others

36

16.83

10

10.76

Knowledge of CT ingredients

6.50

.011

 Known

75

35.04

47

50.53

 Unknown

139

64.96

46

49.47

Integration of both medicines

 No change or separately taken

213

99.53

90

96.77

1.99

.085

 Reduce or stop the medicine^b

1

0.47

3

3.23