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Table 1 Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of the participants (n = 161).

From: The relationship between anxiety, coping strategies and characteristics of patients with diabetes

Variables

n (%)

Gender

 

   Female

98 (60.9)

   Male

63 (39.1)

Age (years) mean (SD); range

49.01 (9.74); 20–60

Marital status

 

   Single

11 (6.8)

   Married

130 (80.7)

   Widowed

20 (12.5)

Educational status

 

   Primary school

71 (44.1)

   Secondary school

14 (8.7)

   High School

39 (24.2)

   University (undergraduate degree)

37 (23.0)

Monthly income (New Turkish Lira-YTL)

 

   Up to 500

21(13.1)

   501–1000

57 (35.4)

   1001–1500

23 (14.3)

   1501–2000

35 (21.7)

   Over 2001

25 (15.5)

Family Type

 

   Nuclear

148 (91.9)

   Extended

13 (8.1)

Employment status

 

   Employed

23 (14.3)

   Unemployed

138 (85.7)

Type of settlement

 

   Flat

128 (79.5)

   Slums

33 (20.5)

Type of Diabetes

 

   Type 1

39 (24.2)

   Type 2

122 (75.8)

Duration of Diabetes (years) mean (SD); range

10.17(7.2); 1–32