Table 4. Mean Diabetes Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Scores for Different Characteristics of the Participants (n = 575).
| Variable | Total know Score | Total Practice Score | Total Attitude score | HbA1c | |
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
| Sex | Male | 17.08 | 24.16 | 27.32 | 7.62 |
| Female | 15.26 | 23.55 | 27.81 | 7.68 | |
| p. value | 0.000 | 0.273 | 0.441 | 0.891 | |
| Age group | < = 39 years | 16.79 | 23.97 | 27.30 | 8.04 |
| 40–49 years | 16.52 | 23.85 | 28.32 | 7.70 | |
| 50–59 years | 16.37 | 24.46 | 27.75 | 7.36 | |
| 60> = | 14.98 | 23.20 | 27.04 | 7.84 | |
| p. value | 0.001 | 0.386 | 0.501 | 0.769 | |
| Marital status | Single | 16.81 | 25.17 | 28.85 | 8.00 |
| Married | 16.43 | 24.08 | 27.66 | 7.71 | |
| Divorced | 14.80 | 21.15 | 27.80 | 7.72 | |
| Widowed | 14.13 | 22.19 | 26.39 | 7.24 | |
| p. value | 0.000 | 0.011 | 0.322 | 0.883 | |
| Nationality | UAE | 15.70 | 23.87 | 27.81 | 7.84 |
| GCC | 15.48 | 22.95 | 26.75 | 7.45 | |
| Other Arabs | 17.73 | 24.23 | 27.62 | 7.54 | |
| Asians | 19.50 | 29.00 | 21.00 | . | |
| p. value | 0.000 | 0.342 | 0.515 | 0.759 | |
| Occupation | Gov. employed | 18.17 | 24.83 | 27.87 | 7.03 |
| Private employee | 18.42 | 24.29 | 30.08 | 7.79 | |
| Retired | 16.46 | 23.94 | 26.74 | 7.12 | |
| Housewife | 14.97 | 23.34 | 27.88 | 7.98 | |
| Private business | 19.25 | 23.75 | 32.25 | 11.00 | |
| Others | 16.11 | 25.81 | 27.42 | 8.54 | |
| Level of education | p. value | 0.000 | 0.181 | 0.293 | 0.448 |
| Illiterate | 14.74 | 23.31 | 27.65 | 7.92 | |
| Primary school | 16.59 | 24.34 | 27.44 | 7.93 | |
| Secondary school | 17.27 | 23.78 | 28.40 | 7.38 | |
| University | 19.48 | 26.05 | 27.16 | 6.31 | |
| Post graduate | 19.67 | 25.00 | 30.67 | 5.30 | |
| p. value | 0.000 | 0.053 | 0.762 | 0.285 | |
| Monthly family income | Less than 5000 | 15.84 | 23.36 | 26.75 | 7.44 |
| 5000–9999 | 16.27 | 24.24 | 28.38 | 7.77 | |
| 10000–15000 | 15.77 | 23.73 | 27.75 | 8.26 | |
| More than 15000 | 18.26 | 25.94 | 28.66 | 6.62 | |
| p. value | 0.008 | 0.133 | 0.127 | 0.570 | |
| Mode of DM diagnosis | Incidental | 17.08 | 24.91 | 28.44 | 7.14 |
| Symptomatic | 15.76 | 23.43 | 27.38 | 7.97 | |
| p. value | 0.000 | 0.009 | 0.111 | 0.124 | |
| Insulin treatment | Yes | 16.20 | 24.27 | 27.32 | 7.47 |
| No | 15.00 | 21.64 | 30.18 | 7.65 | |
| p. value | 0.000 | 0.189 | 0.003 | 0.752 | |
| Frequency of seeing diabetes educator in the past 2 years | None | 15.74 | 23.29 | 28.31 | 7.98 |
| Once | 14.65 | 24.47 | 28.41 | 7.45 | |
| Twice | 18.00 | 24.92 | 27.62 | 7.38 | |
| More than twice | 17.50 | 25.79 | 26.70 | 5.71 | |
| p. value | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.187 | 0.020 | |
| Duration of diabetes | One year or less | 14.70 | 21.40 | 27.32 | 8.71 |
| 1.1–5 years | 15.93 | 24.00 | 28.22 | 7.82 | |
| 5.1–10 years | 16.10 | 23.83 | 27.62 | 7.17 | |
| 10.1–20 years | 16.46 | 24.60 | 27.57 | 7.93 | |
| p. value (trend) | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0.399 | 0.740 | |