Table 1 Demographic characteristics by sex (n = 244)
From: Diabetes related health knowledge, attitude and practice among diabetic patients in Nepal
Characteristics | Male (n = 116) n (%) | Female (n = 128) n (%) | Total (n = 244) n (%) | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.697 | |||
Mean ± (SD): 54.64 ± (11.76) | ||||
≤40 | 13 (11.2) | 17 (13.3) | 30 (12.3) | |
>40 - 60 | 64 (55.2) | 74 (57.8) | 138 (56.6) | |
>60 | 39 (33.6) | 37 (28.9) | 76 (31.1) | |
Ethnicity | 0.211 | |||
Brahmin | 40 (34.5) | 52 (40.6) | 92 (37.7) | |
Kshatriya | 42 (36.2) | 33 (25.8) | 75 (30.7) | |
Othersa | 34 (29.3) | 43 (33.6) | 77 (31.6) | |
Religion | 0.030 | |||
Hindu | 110 (94.8) | 111 (86.7) | 221 (90.6) | |
Other than Hindu | 6 (5.2) | 17 (13.3) | 23 (9.4) | |
Education | <0.001 | |||
Illiterate | 3 (2.6) | 41 (32.0) | 44 (18.0) | |
Literate and up to lower secondary level | 14 (12.1) | 24 (18.8) | 38 (15.6) | |
Higher secondary level | 50 (43.1) | 37 (28.9) | 87 (35.7) | |
Graduate and above | 49 (42.2) | 26 (20.3) | 75 (30.7) | |
Residence | 0.301 | |||
Rural | 32 (27.6) | 28 (21.9) | 60 (24.6) | |
Urban | 84 (72.4) | 100 (78.1) | 184 (75.4) | |
Main occupation | <0.001 | |||
Agriculture | 11 (9.5) | 15 (11.7) | 26 (10.7) | |
Business | 27 (23.3) | 8 (6.2) | 35 (14.3) | |
Service (government & private) | 48 (41.4) | 22 (17.2) | 70 (28.7) | |
Retired | 30 (25.9) | 5 (3.9) | 35 (14.3) | |
Housewife | 0 (0) | 78 (60.9) | 78 (32.0) |