Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 375).
| Variable | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male Female |
181(48.3%) 194(51.7%) |
| Age in years | 20–34 35–49 50–64 >65 |
21(5.6%) 115(30.7%) 156(41.6%) 83(22.1%) |
| Residence | Rural Urban |
137(36.5%) 238(63.5%) |
| Education | Illiterate Writes and Reads Elementary Intermediate Secondary High education |
73(19.5%) 28(7.5%) 45(12%) 39(10.4%) 66(17.6%) 124(33.1) |
| Occupation | Unemployed Farmer Business Public sector Private sector |
180(48%) 12(3.2%) 18(4.8%) 132(35.2%) 33(8.8%) |
| Marital status | Single Married Divorced Widowed |
60(16%) 247(65.9%) 22(5.9%) 46(12.3%) |
| Family income (SAR/month) | Less than 5000 From (5000–9999) From (10,000–14,999) More than 15,000 |
171(45.6%) 104(27.7%) 54(14.4%) 46(12.3%) |
| Nationality | Saudi Non-Saudi |
336(89.6%) 39(10.4%) |
| Exercise | Yes No |
198(52.8%) 177(47.2%) |
| Smoking | Yes No |
70(18.7%) 305(81.3) |
| Khat chewing | Yes No |
75(20%) 300(80%) |
| Duration of diabetes | 1–5 Years 6–10 Years 11–15 Years 16–20 Years More than 20 |
143(38.1%) 89(23.7%) 58(15.5%) 42(11.2%) 43(11.5%) |