Table 2.
socio-demographic and medical characteristics of the participants (N = 299)
| Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤ 30 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 31-40 | 15 | 5.0 |
| 41-50 | 63 | 21.1 |
| 51-60 | 92 | 30.8 |
| Above 60 | 125 | 41.8 |
| Mean age = 59.3 | Standard Dev. = 11.2 | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 182 | 60.9 |
| Male | 117 | 39.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 3 | 1.0 |
| Married | 274 | 91.6 |
| Separated | 3 | 1.0 |
| Widow | 19 | 6.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Christianity | 228 | 76.3 |
| Islam | 71 | 23.7 |
| Education | ||
| No formal | 89 | 29.8 |
| Primary | 90 | 30.1 |
| Secondary | 55 | 18.4 |
| Tertiary | 65 | 21.7 |
| Social Class | ||
| Class 1 | 74 | 24.7 |
| Class 2 | 203 | 67.9 |
| Class 3 | 22 | 7.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Yoruba | 285 | 95.3 |
| Hausa | 3 | 1.0 |
| Igbo | 11 | 3.7 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 91 | 30.4 |
| Urban | 208 | 69.6 |
| Cigarette Smoking | ||
| Yes | 9 | 3.0 |
| No | 290 | 97.0 |
| Co-existing Condition | ||
| Absent | 145 | 48.5 |
| Hypertention | 130 | 43.5 |
| Osteoarthritis | 17 | 5.7 |
| Asthma | 3 | 1.0 |
| Visual Impairment | 4 | 1.3 |
| Duration of Diabetes | ||
| ≤ 5 years | 201 | 67.2 |
| 6-10 years | 48 | 16.1 |
| Above 10 years | 50 | 16.7 |