Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample
From: People with diabetes adherence to drug, dietary, and lifestyle changes in Erbil city, Iraq
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
1 – 10 | 2 | (1.0) |
11 – 20 | 7 | (3.5) |
21 – 30 | 14 | (6.9) |
31 – 40 | 7 | (3.5) |
41 – 50 | 40 | (19.8) |
51 – 60 | 75 | (37.1) |
61 – 70 | 46 | (22.8) |
71 – 80 | 11 | (5.4) |
Gender | ||
Male | 87 | (43.1) |
Female | 115 | (56.9) |
Residency | ||
Rural | 34 | (16.8) |
Urban | 141 | (69.8) |
Suburban | 27 | (13.4) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 21 | (10.4) |
Married | 170 | (84.2) |
Widowed | 11 | (5.4) |
Educational level | ||
Illiterate | 68 | (33.7) |
Primary school | 48 | (23.8) |
Intermediate school | 29 | (14.4) |
High school | 14 | (7.0) |
College &postgraduate | 42 | (20.8) |
Computed BMI | ||
18 and less | 1 | (0.5) |
18.5 – 24.9 | 43 | (21.2) |
25 – 29.9 | 111 | (55) |
30 and more | 47 | (23.2) |
Occupation | ||
Retired | 20 | (9.9) |
Government employed | 35 | (17.3) |
Self-employed | 42 | (20.8) |
Housewife | 94 | (46.5) |
Student | 11 | (5.4) |
Total | 202 | (100.0) |