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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for socio-demographic variables of users with type 2 diabetes

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of an empowerment program for self-care in type 2 diabetes: a cluster randomized trial

Variable

Mean ± SD or N (%)

p*

 

CG (n = 111)

IG (n = 127)

 

Age (Mean ± SD)

57.5 ± 9.7

58 ± 9.2

0.615

 Sex (N (%))

  Male

38 (34.2)

42 (33.1)

0.880

  Female

73 (65.8)

85 (66.9)

 

 Education Level (N (%))

  Incomplete elementary school

73 (65.8)

90 (70.9)

0.399

  Elementary school complete to post-graduate

38 (34.2)

37 (27.1)

 

 Marital Status (N (%))

  With companion

87 (78.4)

94 (74)

0.432

  Without companion

24 (21.6)

33 (26)

 

 Occupation (N (%))

  Active

55 (49.5)

55 (43.3)

0.336

  Inactive

56 (50.5)

72 (56.7)

 
  1. *Linear or logistic regression
  2. CG Control group, IG Intervention group