Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of urban Nepalese diabetic patients (n = 270).
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Place of residence | ||
| Pokhara | 140 | 51.85 |
| Lalitpur | 130 | 48.15 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 167 | 61.85 |
| Female | 103 | 38.15 |
| Current marital status | ||
| Married | 247 | 91.48 |
| Single | 18 | 6.67 |
| Divorced | 3 | 1.11 |
| Unmarried | 2 | 0.74 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 33 | 12.22 |
| Primary | 68 | 25.19 |
| Secondary and above | 169 | 62.59 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Janajati | 109 | 40.37 |
| Brahmin | 96 | 35.56 |
| Chhetri | 45 | 16.67 |
| Dalit | 12 | 4.44 |
| Others | 8 | 2.96 |
| Religion | ||
| Hinduism | 231 | 85.56 |
| Buddhism | 29 | 10.74 |
| Christianity | 6 | 2.22 |
| Others | 4 | 1.48 |
| Type of Family | ||
| Single | 152 | 56.3 |
| Extended | 118 | 43.7 |
| Occupation | ||
| Business | 87 | 32.22 |
| Agriculture | 48 | 17.78 |
| Governmental/private job | 31 | 11.48 |
| Housewife | 31 | 11.48 |
| Pension | 31 | 11.48 |
| Landlord | 19 | 7.04 |
| Teaching | 11 | 4.07 |
| Driving | 5 | 1.85 |
| Others | 7 | 2.59 |