TABLE 3.
Distribution of diabetes stigma score with different demographic characteristics (, n = 453)
| Items | Diabetes stigma | F/t | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 1.106 | .269 | |
| Male | 49.01 ± 14.48 | ||
| Female | 47.50 ± 14.55 | ||
| Education level | 3.908 | .009 | |
| Primary and below | 49.82 ± 18.20 | ||
| Junior high school | 51.11 ± 15.15 | ||
| Senior high school | 45.34 ± 11.51 | ||
| College degree or above | 47.51 ± 14.44 | ||
| Marital status | −2.093 | .037 | |
| Married | 47.32 ± 14.02 | ||
| Unmarried | 50.52 ± 15.62 | ||
| Occupation | 1.726 | .071 | |
| Civil servants | 46.19 ± 14.01 | ||
| Staffer | 45.00 ± 11.04 | ||
| Worker | 50.04 ± 15.41 | ||
| Farmer | 49.00 ± 16.07 | ||
| Freelance | 46.05 ± 10.76 | ||
| Self‐care ability | 12.441 | .001 | |
| Fully care | 46.79 ± 13.81 | ||
| Partial dependency | 51.57 ± 15.46 | ||
| Full dependency | 61.10 ± 15.81 | ||
| Monthly income (yuan) | 3.697 | .026 | |
| Less than 3,000 | 49.66 ± 15.23 | ||
| 3,001–4,999 | 47.86 ± 14.00 | ||
| More than 5,000 | 44.31 ± 12.78 | ||
| Diabetes year | 4.723 | .008 | |
| 1 | 50.89 ± 15.09 | ||
| 2–10 | 49.69 ± 14.91 | ||
| 11–20 | 45.12 ± 12.79 | ||
| ≥21 | 46.50 ± 15.83 | ||
| The occurrence of complications | 5.582 | .001 | |
| Yes | 52.83 ± 16.33 | ||
| No | 45.26 ± 12.43 | ||
| Insulin treatment | 3.445 | .001 | |
| Yes | 49.49 ± 14.38 | ||
| No | 44.06 ± 14.25 | ||
| Medical payment method | 0.601 | .549 | |
| Free medical care | 45.31 ± 13.59 | ||
| Medical insurance in urban areas | 48.09 ± 14.16 | ||
| New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) | 49.67 ± 17.23 |