From: Knowledge and perceptions of diabetes in a semi-urban Omani population
 | Males | Females | Total | p-value+ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 237) | 42.1% | (n = 326) | 57.9% | (n = 563) | 100% |  |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.023 |
   20–30 yrs. | 128 | 54.0 | 170 | 52.2 | 298 | 52.9 |  |
   31–50 yrs. | 67 | 28.3 | 120 | 36.8 | 187 | 33.2 |  |
   > 50 yrs. | 42 | 17.7 | 36 | 11.0 | 78 | 13.9 |  |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.030 |
   Illiterate | 34 | 14.3 | 78 | 23.9 | 112 | 19.9 |  |
   Less than high school | 84 | 35.4 | 105 | 32.2 | 189 | 33.6 |  |
   High school | 72 | 30.4 | 95 | 29.2 | 167 | 29.6 |  |
   Some college or more | 47 | 19.8 | 48 | 14.7 | 95 | 16.9 |  |
Monthly household income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 |
   Less than 300 OMR*. | 72 | 31.3 | 139 | 44.7 | 211 | 39.0 |  |
   300 – 1000 OMR. | 126 | 54.8 | 143 | 46.0 | 269 | 49.7 |  |
   More than 1000 OMR. | 32 | 13.9 | 29 | 09.3 | 61 | 11.3 |  |
Diabetes status- self reported | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.567 |
   Diabetic | 14 | 05.9 | 23 | 07.1 | 37 | 06.6 |  |
   Non-diabetic | 223 | 94.1 | 303 | 92.9 | 526 | 93.4 |  |
Hypertension status- self reported | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.135 |
   Hypertensive | 21 | 08.9 | 42 | 12.9 | 63 | 11.2 |  |
   Non-hypertensive | 216 | 91.1 | 284 | 87.1 | 500 | 88.8 |  |
Family history of diabetes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.196 |
   Positive history | 120 | 50.6 | 183 | 56.1 | 303 | 53.8 |  |
   No OR not sure | 117 | 49.4 | 143 | 43.9 | 260 | 46.2 |  |
* OMR = Omani Rial which is 2.6 to US Dollar |