Table 2 Sample characteristics of the study participants
Gender, n (%) | |
Female | 199 (64.4) |
Male | 110 (35.6) |
Age, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 51 (12.7), 52 (42–60) |
Years of completed education, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 7.6 (3.5), 6 (5–9) |
Highest degree obtained, n (%) | |
No formal education | 20 (6.6) |
Primary school | 181 (59.3) |
Secondary school | 63 (20.7) |
University degree | 13 (4.3) |
Vocational school | 27 (8.9) |
Postgraduate studies | 1 (0.3) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Unemployed | 136 (44.2) |
Employed | 153 (49.7) |
Retired | 19 (6.2) |
Type of residence, n (%) | |
Urban | 96 (31.3) |
Semi | 80 (26.1) |
Rural | 131 (42.7) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Single | 26 (8.4) |
Married | 175 (56.6) |
Cohabitation | 55 (17.8) |
Divorced | 4 (1.3) |
Widow | 44 (14.3) |
Other | 5 (1.6) |
Most usual living situation, n (%) | |
Lives alone | 5 (1.6) |
Has other people living with him/her | 301 (98.4) |
Number of people are living with him/her, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 4.89 (2.3), 5 (3–6) |
Types of diabetes, n (%) | |
Type I | 25 (8.3) |
Type II | 267 (88.7) |
Unknown | 9 (2.3) |
Years since diagnosis, mean (SD), median (IQR) | 6.3 (5.8), 5 (2–9) |
Abilities, mean (SD), median (IQR) a | |
Writing | 3.3 (0.7), 3 (3–4) |
Read and understand | 3.2 (0.7), 3 (3–4) |
Converse with other people and understand | 3.5 (0.5), 4 (3–4) |
Hear clearly | 3.5 (0.6), 4 (3–4) |
See things clearly | 3.1 (0.7), 3 (3–4) |
Do normal daily activities | 3.1 (0.7), 3 (3–4) |
Move about the community by himself/herself | 3.6 (0.6), 4 (3–4) |
Self-rated overall health, mean (SD), median (IQR) b | 3.9 (0.6), 3 (3–4) |