Table 3.
Distribution of anxiety according to demographic characteristics of participants (n = 375).
| Variable | Category | Normal | Moderate to Severe | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female Male |
87 (44.8%) 111 (61.3%) |
107 (55.2%) 70 (38.7%) |
0.001 |
| Age | 20–34 35–49 50–65 |
7 (33.3%) 64 (55.7%) 85 (54.5%) 42 (50.6%) |
14 (66.7%) 51 (44.3%) 71 (45.5%) 41 (49.4%) |
0.272 |
| Residence | Rural Urban |
83 (60.6%) 115 (48.3%) |
54 (39.4%) 123 (51.7%) |
0.022 |
| Education | Illiterate Reads and writes Elementary Intermediate Secondary Higher education |
34 (46.6%) 15 (53.6%) 22 (48.9%) 21 (53.8%) 35 (53.0%) 71 (57.3%) |
39 (53.4%) 13 (46.4%) 23 (51.1%) 18 (46.2%) 31 (47.0%) 53 (42.7%) |
0.788 |
| Occupation | Unemployed Farmer Business Public sector job Private sector job |
87 (48.3%) 9 (75.0%) 12 (66.7%) 72 (54.5%) 18 (54.5%) |
93 (51.7%) 3 (25.0%) 6 (33.3%) 60 (45.5%) 15 (45.5%) |
0.248 |
| Marital status | Single Married Divorce Widow |
32 (53.3%) 136 (55.1%) 8 (36.4%) 22 (47.8%) |
28 (46.7%) 111 (44.9%) 14 (63.6%) 24 (52.2%) |
0.340 |
| Family income (SR/Month) |
From (5000–9999) From (10,000–14,999) >15,000 |
83 (48.5%) 58 (55.8%) 26 (48.1%) 31 (67.4%) |
88 (51.5%) 46 (44.2%) 28 (51.9%) 15 (32.6%) |
0.111 |
| Nationality | Non-Saudi Saudi |
23 (59.0%) 175 (52.1%) |
16 (41.0%) 161 (47.9%) |
0.415 |
| Smoking | No Yes |
158 (51.8%) 40 (57.1%) |
147 (48.2%) 30 (42.9%) |
0.420 |
| Exercise | No Yes |
86 (48.6%) 112 (56.6%) |
91 (51.4%) 86 (43.4%) |
0.122 |
| Khat chewing | No Yes |
157 (52.3%) 41 (54.7%) |
143 (47.7%) 34 (45.3%) |
0.717 |
| Duration of diabetes | From 1–5 years From 6–10 years From 11–15 years From 16–20 years |
83 (58.0%) 45 (50.6%) 27 (46.6%) 18 (42.9%) 25 (58.1%) |
60 (42.0%) 44 (49.4%) 31 (53.4%) 24 (57.1%) 18 (41.9%) |
0.306 |
Bold to indicate that is p < 0.05 (significant).