Table 1 Association of DM complications with sociodemographic characteristics.
Characteristics | Variables | Status of complication, n (percentage within characteristics) | P value* | Relative risk# | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (602) | Yes (378) | Total (980) | ||||
Age (years) | < 36 years | 245 (8) | 62 (20) | 307 (31) | 0.001 | 3.498 |
≥ 36 years | 357 (53) | 316 (47) | 673 (69) | |||
Gender | Male | 373 (61) | 234 (39) | 607 (62) | 0.986 | 1.002 |
Female | 229 (61) | 144 (39) | 373 (38) | |||
Nationality | Saudi | 509 (635) | 306 (38) | 815 (83) | 0.143 | 1.288 |
Non-Saudi | 93 (56) | 72 (44) | 165 (17) | |||
Educational level | Bachelor’s degree and above | 300 (71) | 122 (29) | 422 (43) | 0.001 | 2.084 |
Less than a bachelor’s degree | 302 (54) | 256 (46) | 558 (57) | |||
Marital status | Married | 362 (57) | 277 (43) | 639 (65) | 0.001 | 0.550 |
Single | 240 (70) | 101 (30) | 341 (35) | |||
Employment status | Employed | 320 (69) | 143 (31) | 463 (47) | 0.001 | 1.865 |
Unemployed | 282 (55) | 235 (45) | 517 (53) | |||
Overall family income | Less than 5000 SAR | 369 (65) | 201 (35) | 570 (58) | 0.012 | 1.395 |
More than 5000 SAR | 233 (57) | 177 (43) | 410 (42) | |||
