Table 4.

Comparison of SDSCA and Kessler’s Distress score based on socio-demographic variables.

		N	%	SDSCA				Kessler Distress
				Mean	SD	t/F∗	p-value	Mean	SD	t/F	p-value
				16.231	3.068			15.083	5.088
Age	Upto 45 years	20	18.52	15.250	3.279	1.879	0.138	15.000	5.099	0.098	0.961
	46–55 years	33	30.56	16.955	3.045			14.727	6.611
	56–65 years	27	25.00	16.685	3.244			15.259	3.928
	Above 65 years	28	25.93	15.643	2.589			15.393	4.166
Gender	Male	60	55.56	16.658	2.961	1.618	0.109	14.717	5.149	−0.838	0.404
	Female	48	44.44	15.698	3.147			15.542	5.027
Marital status	Married	106	98.15	16.278	3.073	1.967	0.299	14.915	4.976	−4.415	0.142
	Unmarried	2	1.85	13.750	1.768			24.000	2.828
Type of area	Rural	44	40.74	15.932	3.234	−0.827	0.411	14.886	4.632	−0.342	0.733
	Urban	64	59.26	16.438	2.957			15.219	5.412
Education	Upto junior high school	19	17.59	16.368	3.833	0.413	0.744	17.579	6.239	2.026	0.115
	High school	25	23.15	15.640	2.523			14.200	3.329
	Higher secondary	25	23.15	16.320	3.162			15.040	4.605
	Graduate and higher	39	36.11	16.487	2.983			14.462	5.481
Occupation	Government job	15	13.89	17.267	3.615	1.801	0.119	14.467	6.833	0.241	0.943
	Private job	12	11.11	17.667	3.360			14.750	5.048
	Business	18	16.67	16.778	2.396			15.056	6.467
	Retired	18	16.67	15.333	2.389			16.222	3.059
	Homemaker/Housewife	35	32.41	15.457	2.956			14.857	4.551
	Unemployed	10	9.26	16.300	3.751			15.200	5.051
Type of family	Nuclear	28	25.93	16.321	3.312	0.171	0.865	14.607	3.852	−0.676	0.501
	Joint	80	74.07	16.200	3.000			15.250	5.467

SDSCA= Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities.

N= Number.

% = Percentage.

SD= Standard Deviation.

∗ = t-test or Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)p-value< 0.05.