|
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
| |
- * 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.
