Table 1. Characteristics of study sample (N = 176).
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (μ = 24,7;SD = ±9.3) | ||
| <40 | 158 | 89.8 |
| ≥40 | 18 | 10.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 36 | 20.5 |
| Female | 140 | 79.5 |
| Education | ||
| ≤ High School | 94 | 53.4 |
| >High School | 81 | 46 |
| Monthly Income (SAR)* | ||
| ≤ 11,000 | 137 | 85.6 |
| >11,000 | 23 | 14.4 |
| Duration of DM** (years) | ||
| ≤5 | 49 | 27.8 |
| >5 | 127 | 72.2 |
| Treatment of DM | ||
| Insulin only | 159 | 90.3 |
| OADs and Insulin | 17 | 9.7 |
| HbA1c*** | ||
| Controlled ≤7% | 10 | 5.7 |
| Uncontrolled >7% | 164 | 94.3 |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Cardiovascular | 6 | 3.4 |
| Nephropathy | 6 | 3.4 |
| Neuropathy | 11 | 6.3 |
| Eye problems | 31 | 17.6 |
| Others | 28 | 15.9 |
| No. of comorbidities | ||
| One | 36 | 20.5 |
| Two | 15 | 8.5 |
| Three or more | 9 | 5.1 |
*SAR = Saudi Riyals (1SAR≈0.27 US Dollars)
**DM = Diabetes Mellitus
***Glycated HaemoglobinA1C