Table 1 The characteristics of the patients and its relationship with self-treatment
From: Factor analysis of self-treatment in diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study
N | % | Self- treatment Score | Mean Rank | P value | Covariant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Education | |||||||
Gender | Female | 273 | 68.5 | 46.8 ± 8.6 | 214.5 | 0.0001* | F = 3.38 | F = 0.974 |
Male | 125 | 31.5 | 43.7 ± 8.9 | 170.4 | p = 0.066 | p = 0.324 | ||
Treatment | Insulin | 129 | 32.4 | 46.7 ± 8.4 | 208.16 | 0.2 | ||
Oral pills | 269 | 67.6 | 45.4 ± 8.9 | 192.43 | ||||
Kind of referring | Inpatient | 198 | 49.7 | 46.5 ± 8.7 | 210.03 | 0.099 | ||
Outpatient | 200 | 50.3 | 45.1 ± 8.9 | 190.97 | ||||
Education | Illiterate | 174 | 43.7 | 47.1 ± 8.4 | 217.53 | 0.014* | F = 0.172 | |
Under diploma | 176 | 44.3 | 44.9 ± 9.2 | 183.55 | p = 0.678 | |||
Diploma & higher | 48 | 12 | 44.7 ± 8.6 | 183.7 | ||||
Renal problems Θ | Yes | 82 | 20.8 | 45.4 ± 9.3 | 194.22 | 0.578 | ||
No | 316 | 79.2 | 45.9 ± 8.7 | 202.15 | ||||
Hyperlipidemia ¥ | Yes | 110 | 27.6 | 47.4 ± 8.8 | 220.18 | 0.035* | F = 1.48 | F = 3.15 |
No | 288 | 72.4 | 45.2 ± 8.7 | 192.94 | p = 0.224 | p = 0.076 | ||
Cardiac disease ¶ | Yes | 133 | 33.4 | 47 ± 8.6 | 217.25 | 0.04* | F = 1.06 | F = 3.09 |
No | 265 | 66.6 | 45.2 ± 8.9 | 192.06 | p = 0.3 | p = 0.08 | ||
Hypertension δ | Yes | 190 | 47.7 | 47.1 ± 9.1 | 216.9 | 0.007* | F = 0.57 | F = 2.5 |
No | 208 | 52.3 | 44.6 ± 8.5 | 185.52 | p = 0.45 | p = 0.116 | ||