Table 4 Bivariate analysis of the knowledge and practice scores by selected characteristics
From: Knowledge and practice of patients with diabetes mellitus in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study
| Knowledge | Practice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± SD | p-value | N | Mean ± SD | P-value | |
| Gender | 0.611 | 0.455 | ||||
| Male | 120 | 2.37 ± 0.86 | 119 | 5.78 ± 1.57 | ||
| Female | 87 | 2.31 ± 0.93 | 86 | 5.97 ± 2.01 | ||
| Educational level | 0.011 | 0.001 | ||||
| Intermediate/Primary | 93 | 2.15 ± 0.92 | 93 | 5.37 ± 1.68 | ||
| High school | 50 | 2.36 ± 0.82 | 49 | 6.12 ± 1.81 | ||
| University | 63 | 2.61 ± 0.83 | 62 | 6.33 ± 1.68 | ||
| Diabetes Family history | 0.645 | 0.821 | ||||
| No | 48 | 2.29 ± 0.98 | 47 | 5.91 ± 2.18 | ||
| Yes | 159 | 2.36 ± 0.85 | 158 | 5.84 ± 1.63 | ||
| Smoking | 0.033 | 0.119 | ||||
| Never smoker | 113 | 2.23 ± 0.95 | 112 | 6.03 ± 1.93 | ||
| Ever smoker | 94 | 2.48 ± 0.78 | 93 | 5.65 ± 1.53 | ||
| Physical activity level | 0.177 | |||||
| Non-active | 134 | 2.31 ± 0.87 | ||||
| Moderate activity | 40 | 2.25 ± 0.95 | ||||
| Heavy activity | 33 | 2.60 ± 0.82 | ||||
| Age | r = −0.057 | 0.415 | r = −0.15 | 0.032 | ||