Table 2 The demographic characteristics of the diabetes patients in the intervention and control groups (n = 59).
Variables | Intervention group | Control group | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age (year) | 43.10 ± 11.44 | 43.66 ± 11.21 | 0.826* |
Gender | |||
Male | 14 (48.3) | 11 (36.7) | 0.435** |
Female | 15 (51.7) | 19 (63.3) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 6 (20.7) | 8 (26.7) | 0.907** |
Married | 15 (51.8) | 13 (43.3) | |
Others | 8 (27.5) | 9 (30) | |
Educational level | |||
Primary school | 3 (10.4) | 6 (20) | 0.628** |
Secondary school | 7 (24.1) | 5 (16.7) | |
High school | 9 (31) | 11 (36.7) | |
Academic | 10 (34.5) | 8 (26.6) | |
Occupation | |||
Employed | 11 (38) | 12 (40) | 0.682** |
Housekeeper | 7 (24.1) | 9 (30) | |
Student | 3 (10.3) | 2 (6.7) | |
Retired | 7 (24.1) | 4 (13.3) | |
Unemployed | 1 (3.5) | 3 (10) | |
Duration of disease | 6.51 ± 0.73 | 6.13 ± 0.67 | 0.7* |
The last HbA1c | 6.81 ± 1.21 | 6.86 ± 1.15 | 0.882* |
BMI | 29.96 ± 4.01 | 28.23 ± 3.09 | 0.068* |
