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

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Knowledge of diabetes risk factors by demographic factors and family history of diabetes among non-diabetic respondents

	Excessive sugar intake		Obesity		Physical inactivity		Presence of family history
	%	p	%	p	%	p	%	p
Gender
Males	59.5	0.881	29.5	0.982	27.4	0.001	19.0	0.254
Females	60.1		29.4		16.0		15.3
Age group
20–30	64.4	0.007	35.6	0.001	22.5	0.021	23.2	0.001
31–50	58.8		25.7		23.0		11.8
> 50	44.9		15.4		9.0		5.1
Educational status
Illiterate	50.0	0.0001	18.8	0.0001	12.5	0.0001	6.3	0.0001
< high school	50.8		24.9		16.9		9.0
High school	69.5		31.7		19.8		18.6
≥ Some college	72.6		47.4		40.0		42.1
Monthly H. Hold Income
OMR < 300	54.0	0.038	26.5	0.009	15.6	0.0001	13.7	0.015
300 – 1000	63.6		27.5		20.8		16.7
> 1000	68.9		45.9		41.0		39.5
Family History of Diabetes
Positive History	63.4	0.067	30.0	.758	21.8	0.528	19.5	0.076
No/Not sure	55.8		28.8		19.6		13.8
Total/combined	59.9%		29.5%		20.8%		16.9%

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