Table 3.
Association between socio-demographic factors and glycaemic control diabetes status among children with T1DM attending two secondary care hospitals, Khartoum State, Sudan.
| Variable | HbA1C category | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More than 9.5% | Less than 9.5% | |||
| Sex | Male | 60.7 | 39.3 | 0.573 |
| Female | 65.6 | 34.4 | ||
| Age (years) | 6 - 10 | 46.2 | 53.8 | 0.091 |
| 11 - 15 | 63.0 | 37.0 | ||
| More than 15 | 71.4 | 28.6 | ||
| Study grade | Basic | 65.0 | 35.0 | 0.551 |
| Secondary | 59.5 | 40.5 | ||
| Residency | Khartoum City | 53.2 | 46.8 | 0.096 |
| Omdurman City | 81.0 | 19.0 | ||
| Khartoum North (Bahri) City | 58.8 | 41.2 | ||
| Other cities | 75.0 | 25.0 | ||
| Average family income/month (Sudanese pound) | Less than 1,000 | 87.0 | 13.0 | 0.001 |
| 1,000–4,000 | 48.5 | 51.5 | ||
| More than 4,000 | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
| Household head education | Illiterate | 70.0 | 30.0 | 0.001 |
| Khalwa | 83.3 | 16.7 | ||
| Basic school | 82.9 | 17.1 | ||
| Secondary school | 65.8 | 34.2 | ||
| University | 35.5 | 64.5 | ||
| Post graduate education | 0.0 | 100.0 | ||