Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants by SDCSA score (n = 257)
| Variable | Number (%) | Overall SDCSA score, Mean (SD) | SDCSA Dimensions, Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet | Exercise | Glucose test | Foot care | Medication | |||
| Age in years: | |||||||
| 20–39 | 53 (20.6) | 44.6 (7) | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.3 (2.2) | 1.7 (0.9) | 6.9 (0.5) | 6.8 (0.8) |
| 40–59 | 120 (46.7) | 37.2 (9.4) | 2.6 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.9) | 1.7 (1.2) | 6.3 (1.3) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| ≥ 60 | 84 (32.7) | 40.6 (9.6) | 3.1 (1.5) | 2.7 (1.9) | 1.8 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.6 (1.2) |
| Sex: | |||||||
| Male | 139 (54.1) | 42 (9.4) | 3.2 (1.5) | 2.9 (2.1) | 1.9 (1.1) | 6.5 (0.9) | 6.7 (1.1) |
| Female | 118 (45.1) | 37.2 (8.9) | 2.7 (1.5) | 2 (1.7) | 1.6 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| Religion: | |||||||
| Orthodox Christian | 139 (54.1) | 38.4 (9.2) | 2.7 (1.5) | 2.4 (2.0) | 1.7 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.6 (1.1) |
| Protestant Christian | 91 (35.4) | 41.2 (9.4) | 3.2 (1.5) | 2.7 (1.9) | 1.7 (1.1) | 6.5 (1.1) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| Muslim | 22 (8.6) | 40.4 (10.3) | 3 (1.5) | 2.4 (2.3) | 1.8 (1.5) | 6.5 (1.0) | 6.9 (0.5) |
| Waaqeffannaa | 5 (1.9) | 50.6 (1.1) | 4.4 (0.5) | 4.2 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.4) | 6.7 (0.4) | – |
| Educational level: | |||||||
| Can’t read and write | 39 (15.2) | 40.6 (8.9) | 3.1 (1.5) | 2.6 (1.9) | 1.7 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| Read and write | 17 (6.6) | 41.5 (7.4) | 2.9 (1.2) | 3.1 (2.7) | 1.7 (0.9) | 6.8 (0.8) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| Primary school | 90 (35%) | 40.3 (7.9) | 3 (1.4) | 2.6 (1.9) | 1.7 (1.0) | 6.6 (0.9) | 6.6 (1.0) |
| Secondary school | 49 (19.1) | 38.1 (9.4) | 2.9 (1.5) | 1.7 (1.6) | 1.8 (1.1) | 6.5 (0.9) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| College/above | 62 (24.1) | 39.7 (12) | 2.8 (1.7) | 2.9 (2.2) | 1.7 (1.2) | 6.2 (1.4) | 6.8 (1.1) |
| Marital status: | |||||||
| Single | 59 (23) | 42.1 (9.2) | 3.3 (1.4) | 2.9 (2.1) | 1.7 (0.9) | 6.5 (1.1) | 6.8 (0.7) |
| Married | 173 (67.3) | 38.9 (9.5) | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.4 (2.1) | 1.7 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.7 (1.1) |
| Divorced | 8 (3.1) | 42.4 (7.2) | 3.5 (1.6) | 2.6 (1.2) | 1.9 (0.9) | 6.4 (0.7) | 6.4 (1.2) |
| Widowed | 17 (6.6) | 40.5 (9.3) | 3.1 (1.7) | 2.4 (1.3) | 2.3 (1.4) | 6 (1.4) | 6.7 (0.8) |
| Time since diabetes diagnosis: | |||||||
| < 5 years | 82 (31.9) | 39.6 (9.8) | 3 (1.5) | 2.4 (1.9) | 1.7 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| 5–10 years | 85 (33.1) | 38.9 (9) | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.0) | 6.5 (0.9) | 6.6 (1.1) |
| > 10 years | 90 (35.0) | 40.9 (9.6) | 3 (1.5) | 2.8 (2.2) | 1.8 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.7 (0.9) |
| Family history of diabetes: | |||||||
| Yes | 47 (18.3) | 42.8 (11.5) | 3.1 (1.6) | 3.5 (2.5) | 1.7 (1.3) | 6.7 (0.9) | 6.5 (1.3) |
| No | 163 (63.4) | 39.1 (9.5) | 2.9 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.9) | 1.8 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.8 (0.9) |
| I don’t know | 47 (18.3) | 39.3 (6.1) | 3.1 (1.3) | 2.3 (1.4) | 1.6 (1.0) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.6 (0.9) |
| Have glucometer at home: | |||||||
| Yes | 58 (22.6) | 37.5 (10.6) | 2.8 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.7) | 1.5 (0.9) | 6.2 (1.4) | 6.6 (1.2) |
| No | 199 (77.4) | 40.5 (9) | 3 (1.5) | 2.6 (2.1) | 1.8 (1.1) | 6.5 (1.0) | 6.7 (0.9) |