Table 3.
Association of background variables with PNS patient and assessment version questionnaire among patients with diabetes mellitus (n=50)
| Demographic variables | PNS (patient version questionnaire)-Posttest |
PNS (assessment version)-Posttest |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | t/F | p | n | Mean (SD) | t/F | p | |
| Age in Years | ||||||||
| 40-49 | 1 | 6 (1.20) | 1 | 3.50 (0.20) | F=0.60 | 0.54 | ||
| 50-59 | 11 | 8.36 (1.90) | F=0.57 | 0.637 | 11 | 3.59 (0.80) | ||
| 60-69 | 30 | 8.47 (1.90) | 30 | 4.63 (1.60) | ||||
| Above 69 | 8 | 8.25 (1.60) | 8 | 3.75 (0.90) | ||||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 27 | 7.79 (1.70) | t=2.70 | 0.009 | 27 | 3.44 (1.20) | t=0.60 | 0.54 |
| Female | 18 | 9.14 (1.90) | 18 | 4.11 (1.40) | ||||
| Diet pattern | ||||||||
| Vegetarian | 13 | 7.85 (1.90) | t=1.16 | 0.248 | 13 | 3.69 (1.30) | t=1.10 | 0.259 |
| Nonvegetarian | 37 | 8.54 (1.80) | 37 | 3.74 (1.30) | ||||
| Education | ||||||||
| No formal education | 1 | 7 (1.10) | 1 | 2.0 (0.80) | F=0.37 | 0.772 | ||
| Primary | 23 | 8.65 (2.00) | F=0.70 | 0.555 | 23 | 3.78 (0.90) | ||
| Higher secondary school | 23 | 8.04 (1.70) | 23 | 3.8 (0.90) | ||||
| Graduate | 3 | 9 (2.40) | 3 | 3.33 (0.90) | ||||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Unemployed | 6 | 9.17 (1.70) | 6 | 4.16 (1.70) | F=1.13 | 0.34 | ||
| Business | 24 | 7.92 (1.60) | F=2.15 | 0.106 | 24 | 3.27 (1.40) | ||
| Govt./private sector | 11 | 8.0 (1.80) | 11 | 3.59 (1.40) | ||||
| Others (farmer and coolie) | 9 | 9.44 (2.30) | 9 | 4.83 (1.50) | ||||
| Type of job | ||||||||
| Sedentary | 1 | 12 (1.20) | 1 | 6.5 (1.70) | F=1.45 | 0.24 | ||
| Standing | 31 | 7.71 (1.70) | F=0.99 | 0.005 | 31 | 3.41 (1.30) | ||
| Both sedentary and standing | 14 | 9.14 (1.50) | 14 | 4.1 (1.90) | ||||
| None | 4 | 9.75 (1.00) | 4 | 4.12 (1.80) | ||||
| Duration of diabetes mellitus | ||||||||
| 1-5 years | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 5-10 years | 19 | 7.95 (1.50) | t=1.80 | 0.078 | 19 | 3.21 (1.20) | t=1.80 | 0.078 |
| More than 10 years | 31 | 8.61 (2.00) | 31 | 4.15 (1.40) | ||||
| Family history of PAD* | ||||||||
| Yes | 10 | 8.0 (1.30) | t=1.25 | 0.21 | 10 | 3.65 (1.90) | t=1.25 | 0.21 |
| No | 40 | 8.45 (2.0) | 40 | 3.75 (1.70) | ||||
| Habit of alcoholism | ||||||||
| Yes | 19 | 7.79 (1.50) | t=1.53 | 0.68 | 19 | 3.31 (1.70) | t=1.53 | 0.68 |
| No | 31 | 8.71 (2.00) | 31 | 3.98 (1.80) | ||||
| Habit of smoking | ||||||||
| Yes | 22 | 7.86 (1.70) | t=1.36 | 0.18 | 22 | 3.79 (1.80) | t=1.36 | 0.18 |
| No | 28 | 8.75 (1.90) | 28 | 3.67 (1.80) | ||||
*PAD: Peripheral Arterial Disease