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Table 3 The Relationship of Individual, Social, and Disease-dependent Variables With Knowledge and Practice

From: Diabetic foot care: knowledge and practice

Variable

Knowledge

Practice

Age, yrs.

P = 0.72

P = 0.71

Gender

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

Duration of diabetes (yrs.)

P = 0.005

P = 0.016

Place of residence

P = 0.003

P = 0.0001

Occupation

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

Level of education

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0001

Marital status

P = 0.65

P = 0.14

Body mass index, kg/m2

P = 0.88

P = 0.33

Diabetic foot ulcer

P = 0.04

P = 0.5

History of hospital stay

P = 0.007

P = 0.14

History of amputation

P = 0.02

P = 0.5

Family history of diabetes

P = 0.5

P = 0.65

Complications

P = 0.02

P = 0.14

Current smoker

P = 0.14

P = 0.5