Table 1.
sociodemographic characteristics of diabetic patients
| Variable | Subgroup | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | (30-40 years) | 4% |
| (40-50 years) | 17.6% | |
| (50-60 years) | 48% | |
| (60-70 years) | 26.4% | |
| (70-77 years) | 4% | |
| Gender | Women | 60% |
| Men | 40% | |
| School level | Illiteracy | 46% |
| Primary | 42% | |
| College | 2% | |
| Qualifying | 6% | |
| University | 4% | |
| Weight | (60-80kg) | 10% |
| (80-100kg) | 44% | |
| (100-120kg) | 30% | |
| (120-140kg) | 16% | |
| Type of diabetes | Type 2 | 15.2% |
| Type 1 | 8.8% | |
| Not informed | 80.76% | |
| Physical activity | Yes | 32% |
| No | 68% | |
| Socio-economic level | Low socio-economic level | 46% |
| Medium socio-economic level | 54% | |
| High socio-economic level | 0% | |
| Duration of illness | (1-4 months) | 4% |
| (1-2 years) | 22% | |
| (3-4 years) | 16% | |
| (5-6 years) | 24% | |
| (7-8 years) | 6% | |
| (9-10 years) | 16% | |
| (10-20 years) | 12% |