Knowledge attitude and practice regarding diabetes mellitus among Nondiabetic and diabetic study participants in Bangladesh

Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects (N = 18,697)

Variables	Number	Percentage (%)
Age (mean ± SD), years	46 ± 14	-
≤30 yrs	2900	15.5
31 to 50 yrs	8848	47.3
≥51 yrs	6949	37.2
Gender
Male	7796	42
Female	10,901	58
Living area
Urban	8732	47
Rural	9965	53
Education
Illiterate	2433	13
Primary to 8th grade	6692	36
Secondary to higher secondary	6011	32
Graduate & above	3561	19
Monthly Income (US$)
Low income (≤905)	3461	19
Lower-middle income (906–3595)	10,708	57
Upper-middle income (3596–11,115)	3834	21
High income (≥11,116)	694	4
Occupation
Service	4674	25
Business	6170	33
Homemaker	5235	28
Others (laborer/ unemployed)	2618	14

Results are expressed as number (%) and mean ± SD; 1 US$ = 80 Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Primary means upto Class VIII in Bangladesh from June 2016

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