Table 4.
Distribution of diabetes self-management according to the demography of participants (n = 375).
| Variable | Category | Inappropriate | Appropriate | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female Male |
117 (60.3%) 115 (63.5%) |
77 (39.7%) 66 (36.5%) |
0.520 |
| Age | 20–34 35–49 50–65 |
14 (66.7%) 74 (64.3%) 96 (61.5%) 48 (57.8%) |
7 (33.3%) 41 (35.7%) 60 (38.5%) 35 (42.2%) |
0.781 |
| Residence | Rural Urban |
85 (62.0%) 147 (61.8%) |
52 (38.0%) 91 (38.2%) |
0.957 |
| Exercise | No Yes |
122 (68.9%) 110 (55.6%) |
55 (31.1%) 88 (44.4%) |
0.008 |
| Education | Illiterate Reads and writes Elementary Intermediate Secondary Higher education |
39 (53.4%) 18 (64.3%) 28 (62.2%) 24 (61.5%) 46 (69.7%) 77 (62.1%) |
34 (46.6%) 10 (35.7%) 17 (37.8%) 15 (38.5%) 20 (30.3%) 47 (37.9%) |
0.550 |
| Occupation | Unemployed Farmer Business Public sector job Private sector job |
105 (58.3%) 7 (58.3%) 12 (66.7%) 85 (64.4%) 23 (69.7%) |
75 (41.7%) 5 (41.7%) 6 (33.3%) 47 (35.6%) 10 (30.3%) |
0.661 |
| Marital status | Single Married Divorce Widow |
38 (63.3%) 147 (59.5%) 17 (77.3%) 30 (65.2%) |
22 (36.7%) 100 (40.5%) 5 (22.7%) 16 (34.8%) |
0.382 |
| Family income (SR/Month) |
From (5000–9999) From (10,000–14,999) >15,000 |
110 (64.3%) 65 (62.5%) 29 (53.7%) 28 (60.9%) |
61 (35.7%) 39 (37.5%) 25 (46.3%) 18 (39.1%) |
0.572 |
| Nationality | Non-Saudi Saudi |
24 (61.5%) 208 (61.9%) |
15 (38.5%) 128 (38.1%) |
0.964 |
| Smoking | No Yes |
180 (59.0%) 52 (74.3%) |
125 (41.0%) 18 (25.7%) |
0.018 |
| Khat chewing | No Yes |
178 (59.3%) 54 (72.0%) |
122 (40.7%) 21 (28.0%) |
0.043 |
| Duration of diabetes | From 1–5 years From 6–10 years From 11–15 years From 16–20 years |
91 (63.6%) 49 (55.1%) 38 (65.5%) 25 (59.5%) 29 (67.4%) |
52 (36.4%) 40 (44.9%) 20 (34.5%) 17 (40.5%) 14 (32.6%) |
0.569 |
Bold to indicate that is p < 0.05 (significant).