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

BMC Public Health

Table 3 knowledge of common preventive measures by demographic factors and family history of diabetes among non-diabetic respondents

	Taking Care of the Diet		Increasing Physical Activity		Avoiding Obesity & overweight
	%	p	%	p	%	p
Gender
Males	61.2	0.432	49.8	0.002	19.0	0.581
Females	64.4		36.8		17.2
Age group
20–30	67.4	0.0001	53.4	0.0001	23.2	0.001
31–50	67.4		36.4		13.9
> 50	35.9		14.1		7.7
Educational status
Illiterate	38.4	0.0001	11.6	0.0001	8.9	0.004
< high school	61.4		33.9		15.3
High school	74.3		56.3		24.6
≥ Some college	75.8		70.5		22.1
Monthly H. Hold Income
OMR < 300	57.3	0.034	30.3	0.0001	14.2	0.087
300 – 1000	66.9		47.2		18.2
> 1000	72.1		62.3		26.2
Family History of Diabetes
Positive History	66.8	0.117	46.2	0.042	19.5	0.306
No/Not sure	59.6		37.7		16.2
Total/combined	63.1%		42.3%		17.9%

p-values for comparisons of knowledge between the groups for each of the preventive measures

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