Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants (N = 144).
| Variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (year) | |
| <50 | 28 (19.4) |
| 50-60 | 64 (44.4) |
| >60 | 52 (36.1) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 42 (29.2) |
| Male | 102 (70.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 120 (83.3) |
| Not married | 24 (16.7) |
| Educational status | |
| ≤high school | 82 (56.9) |
| >high school | 62 (43.1) |
| Health insurance | |
| Insured | 113 (78.5) |
| Uninsured | 31 (21.5) |
| Occupational status | |
| Employed | 36 (25.0) |
| Unemployed | 108 (75.0) |
| Total family monthly income (JD) | |
| ≤500 | 84 (58.3) |
| >500 | 60 (41.7) |
| Smoking | |
| Nonsmoker | 110 (76.4) |
| Smoker | 34 (23.6) |
| Stressful events in the last year | |
| Yes | 91 (63.2) |
| No | 53 (36.8) |
| Type of diabetes mellitus | |
| Type 1 DM | 11 (7.6) |
| Type 2 DM | 133 (92.4) |
| Duration of diabetes mellitus (years) | |
| ≤10 | 43 (29.9) |
| >10 | 101 (70.1) |
| Type of treatment | |
| Insulin therapy | 16 (11.1) |
| Oral | 19 (13.2) |
| Insulin and oral | 109 (75.7) |
| Control of diabetes | |
| Controlled | 23 (16.0) |
| Uncontrolled | 121 (84.0) |
| Hypertension | |
| Yes | 108 (75.0) |
| No | 36 (25.0) |
| Dyslipidemia | |
| Yes | 112 (77.8) |
| No | 32 (22.2) |
| Peripheral neuropathy | |
| Yes | 142 (98.6) |
| No | 2 (1.4) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | |
| Yes | 42 (29.2) |
| No | 102 (70.8) |
| Retinopathy | |
| Yes | 80 (55.6) |
| No | 64 (44.4) |
| Coronary artery disease | |
| Yes | 43 (29.9) |
| No | 101 (70.1) |
| Body mass index∗∗∗∗ | |
| Obese | 83 (57.6) |
| Nonobese | 58 (40.3) |