Table 3.
Variables and insulin storage mean knowledge scores among diabetic pilgrims.
Variable | N | Mean | SD | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 107 | 0.50 | 0.29 | 0.720 |
Female | 67 | 0.50 | 0.22 | |
Age | ||||
<35 | 6 | 0.60 | 0.15 | <0.001 |
35-49 | 25 | 0.69 | 0.24 | |
50-64 | 104 | 0.47 | 0.19 | |
≥60 | 39 | 0.44 | 0.20 | |
Nationality | ||||
Middle East and North Africa∗ | 63 | 0.49 | 0.20 | 0.008 |
South Asia | 49 | 0.41 | 0.14 | |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 15 | 0.53 | 0.18 | |
Southeast Asia | 41 | 0.59 | 0.27 | |
United States of America | 5 | 0.55 | 0.22 | |
Literacy | ||||
Yes | 133 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.002 |
No | 20 | 0.37 | 0.16 | |
Level of education | ||||
University/higher education | 58 | 0.59 | 0.20 | 0.011 |
Secondary education | 52 | 0.52 | 0.23 | |
Primary education | 33 | 0.45 | 0.16 | |
No formal education | 22 | 0.34 | 0.15 | |
Duration of insulin therapy | ||||
≤5 years | 72 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.009 |
6-10 years | 39 | 0.52 | 0.18 | |
>10 years | 37 | 0.55 | 0.24 | |
Education on insulin storage | ||||
Yes | 143 | 0.52 | 0.21 | 0.001 |
No | 28 | 0.38 | 0.19 |
∗Including Turkey. p value for the Mann–Whitney U or Kruskal-Wallis tests. SD: standard deviation.