Table 2. Variation of diabetic retinopathy awareness score among patients with diabetes based on socio-demographic characteristics (N = 253).

*A p-value of <0.05 is statistically significant

Independent samples t-test was used

Basic characteristics		Mean DR awareness score (±SD)	Table value	p-value
Age (in years)	≤60	31.34 (±3.87)	2.69	<0.001*
	>60	29.26 (±4.47)
Gender	Male	30.75 (±3.97)	2.98	0.17
	Female	30.01 (±4.51)
Education	Non-formal and formal education	27.00 (±2.97)	0.058	<0.001*
	Graduation and post-graduation	33.03 (±3.15)
Family history of diabetes	Yes	31.81 (±3.62)	0.13	<0.001*
	No	27.02 (±3.83)
Willingness for additional investment for the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy	None	24.11 (±3.34)	-11.62	<0.001*
	Up to and above ₹ 4000	31.37 (±3.48)