Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of studied patients from the questionnaire.
| Variable | Insulin Therapy/Insulin + Oral Therapy n (%) | Oral Hypoglycemic Therapy n (%) | Total n (%) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients number | 56 | 53 | 109 (100) | |
| Gender (n (%)) | ||||
| Male | 26 (46) | 26 (48) | 52 (47.7) | >0.99 * |
| Female | 30 (54) | 28 (52) | 58 (53.2) | |
| Age (year/median(range)) | 57 (48–67) | 62 (55–70) | 59 (51–68) | 0.046 † |
| Diabetes duration (years/median(range)) | 11 (5–19) | 6 (3–11) | 8 (4–16) | 0.006 † |
| Level of education (n (%)) | ||||
| Lower Elementary school grades | 6 (10.7) | 6 (11.3) | 12 (11) | 0.868 ‡ |
| Elementary school | 17 (30.4) | 15 (28.3) | 32 (29.3) | |
| Secondary school | 28 (50) | 26 (49.1) | 54 (49.5) | |
| Professional education | 4 (7.1) | 3 (5.7) | 7 (6.4) | |
| College education | 1 (1.8) | 3 (5.7) | 4 (3.6) | |
| Diabetes type (n (%)) | ||||
| Type 1 diabetes | 11 (19.6) | 0 | 11 (10.1) | 0.014 * |
| Type 2 diabetes | 40 (71.4) | 48 (90.6) | 88 (80.7) | |
| Gestational diabetes | 4 (7.1) | 2 (3.8) | 6 (5.5) | |
| Steroid diabetes | 0 | 1 (1.9) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Other | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.9) | 2 (1.8) | |
| Not known | 0 | 1 (1.9) | 1 (0.9) |
Legend: * Fisher’s exact test; † Mann–Whitney test; ‡ χ2 test.