Knowledge and perceptions of diabetes in a semi-urban Omani population

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample and gender differences

	Males		Females		Total		p-value⁺
	(n = 237)	42.1%	(n = 326)	57.9%	(n = 563)	100%
Age group							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							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							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							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							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							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

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