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Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of the sample (%)

From: Health-related quality of life in diabetic patients and controls without diabetes in refugee camps in the Gaza strip: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Diabetic refugees N = 197

Non-diabetic refugees N = 197

p-value Chi-square

Matching factors

   

Gender

  

-

   Male

52.8

52.8

 

   Female

47.2

47.2

 

Age groups

  

-

   <30

6.1

6.1

 

   30–39

10.7

10.7

 

   40–49

24.9

24.9

 

   50–60

33.5

33.5

 

   > 60

24.9

24.9

 

Other variables

   

Education

  

<0.001

   None

28.4

4.1

 

   Primary

14.7

4.11

 

   Secondary

15.2

13.7

 

   Tertiary

20.3

35.0

 

   Higher

21.3

43.1

 

Marital status

  

0.001

   Single

7.1

8.6

 

   Married

76.6

87.3

 

   Widowed

17.7

3.6

 

   Divorced

1.5

0.5

 

House type

  

0.26

   Owned

69.5

68.5

 

   Refugee shelter*

24.5

22.3

 

   Rented

5.1

9.1

 

Monthly Income

  

0.001

   Below 200 US$

65.5

50.8

 

   200–500 US$

24.9

42.1

 

   >500 US$

9.6

7.1

 

Employment

  

<0.001

   No

59.4

66.5

 

   Yes

40.6

33.5

 

Number of people financially depending on the respondent

  

0.003

   0–5

58.9

61.9

 

   6–10

38.1

27.4

 

   > 10

3.0

10.7

 
  1. * The temporary houses built by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in 1948 as the first shelter.