Table 1.
Socio-economic characteristics of the sample (%)
| Characteristic | Diabetic refugees N = 197 | Non-diabetic refugees N = 197 | p-value Chi-square |
| Matching factors | |||
| Gender | - | ||
| Male | 52.8 | 52.8 | |
| Female | 47.2 | 47.2 | |
| Age groups | - | ||
| <30 | 6.1 | 6.1 | |
| 30–39 | 10.7 | 10.7 | |
| 40–49 | 24.9 | 24.9 | |
| 50–60 | 33.5 | 33.5 | |
| > 60 | 24.9 | 24.9 | |
| Other variables | |||
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| None | 28.4 | 4.1 | |
| Primary | 14.7 | 4.11 | |
| Secondary | 15.2 | 13.7 | |
| Tertiary | 20.3 | 35.0 | |
| Higher | 21.3 | 43.1 | |
| Marital status | 0.001 | ||
| Single | 7.1 | 8.6 | |
| Married | 76.6 | 87.3 | |
| Widowed | 17.7 | 3.6 | |
| Divorced | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| House type | 0.26 | ||
| Owned | 69.5 | 68.5 | |
| Refugee shelter* | 24.5 | 22.3 | |
| Rented | 5.1 | 9.1 | |
| Monthly Income | 0.001 | ||
| Below 200 US$ | 65.5 | 50.8 | |
| 200–500 US$ | 24.9 | 42.1 | |
| >500 US$ | 9.6 | 7.1 | |
| Employment | <0.001 | ||
| No | 59.4 | 66.5 | |
| Yes | 40.6 | 33.5 | |
| Number of people financially depending on the respondent | 0.003 | ||
| 0–5 | 58.9 | 61.9 | |
| 6–10 | 38.1 | 27.4 | |
| > 10 | 3.0 | 10.7 |
* The temporary houses built by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in 1948 as the first shelter.