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Table 1 Demographic profile of the study participants

From: Development and psychometric properties of a new social support scale for self-care in middle-aged patients with type II diabetes (S4-MAD)

 

Qualitative sample (n = 38)

 

Sample for EFA (n = 204)

 

Sample for CFA (n = 138)

 
 

Mean (SD)

No. (%)

Mean (SD)

No. (%)

Mean (SD)

No. (%)

Age

45.7 (7.3)

 

50. 6 (7.5)

 

50.8 (7.2)

 

Gender

Female

 

25 (65.8)

 

149 (73)

 

107 (77.5)

Male

 

13 (34.2)

 

55 (27)

 

31 (22.5)

Education

Illiterate

 

10 (26.3)

 

38 (18.6)

 

30 (21.7)

Primary & secondary

 

21 (55.3)

 

140 (68.6)

 

88 (63.8)

High school graduated

 

6 (15.8)

 

23 (11.3)

 

15 (10.9)

Higher

 

1 (2.6)

 

3 (1.5)

 

5 (3.6)

Marital Status

Single

 

2 (5.3)

 

4 (2)

 

2 (1.5)

Married

 

34 (89.4)

 

175 (85.8)

 

119 (86.2)

Divorced or Widow

 

2 (5.3)

 

25 (12.2)

 

17 (12.3)

Employment

Housewife

 

18 (47.4)

 

132 (64.7)

 

98 (71)

Employed

 

8 (21)

 

49 (24)

 

36 (26.1)

Student

 

2 (5.4)

 

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

Unemployed

 

5 (13.1)

 

3 (1.5)

 

1 (0.7)

Retired

 

5 (13.1)

 

20 (9.8)

 

3 (2.2)

BMI (Kg/m 2 )

29.6 (4.2)

 

29.7 (4.2)

 

30 (4.8)

 

Disease duration (year)

8.2 (5.4)

 

9.1 (5.6)

 

11.1 (5.7)

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