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Table 1 Diabetes-related distress according to demographic, social, economic, and health-related characteristics

From: Unmet needs for social support and diabetes-related distress among people living with type 2 diabetes in Thai Binh, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Overall

Diabetes-related distress1

p value

2 test)

  

YES

Number (%)

NO

Number (%)

All

 

403 (50.0)

403 (50.0)

 

Gender

 Men

381 (47.3)

152 (39.9)

229 (60.1)

<  0.001

 Women

425 (52.7)

251 (59.1)

174 (40.9)

Age group

 40–49

42 (5.2)

19 (45.2)

23 (54.8)

0.73

 50–59

161 (20.0)

76 (47.2)

85 (52.8)

 60–69

357 (44.3)

180 (50.4)

177 (49.6)

  ≥ 70

246 (30.5)

128 (52.0)

118 (48.0)

Marital status

 Currently married and living with spouse

593 (73.6)

281 (47.4)

312 (52.6)

0.04

 Single

38 (4.7)

26 (68.4)

12 (31.6)

 Not living with spouse /divorced

30 (3.7)

16 (53.3)

14 (46.7)

 Widowed

145 (18.0)

80 (55.2)

65 (44.8)

Occupation

 Retired

258 (32.0)

95 (36.8)

163 (63.2)

<  0.001

 Unemployed/stays at home

140 (17.4)

90 (64.3)

50 (35.7)

 Farmer

296 (36.7)

170 (57.4)

126 (42.6)

 Small trade/worker/government employee/private company

112 (13.9)

48 (42.9)

64 (57.1)

Size of household

 5 members or more

218 (27.0)

111 (50.9)

107 (49.1)

0.08

 3–4 members

181 (22.5)

82 (45.3)

99 (54.7)

 2 members

318 (39.5)

155 (48.7)

163 (51.3)

 1 member (living alone)

89 (11.0)

55 (61.8)

34 (38.2)

Economic situation of household (self-reported)

 Wealthy

73 (9.1)

29 (39.7)

44 (60.3)

 

 Medium

638 (79.2)

303 (47.5)

335 (52.5)

<  0.001

 Poor

95 (11.8)

71 (74.7)

24 (25.3)

Physical health (self-reported)

 Excellent/Good

105 (13.0)

28 (26.7)

77 (73.3)

<  0.001

 Fair

399 (49.5)

179 (44.9)

220 (55.1)

 Poor

302 (37.5)

196 (64.9)

106 (35.1)

Duration of diabetes

  < 5 years

389 (48.3)

203 (52.2)

186 (47.8)

0.28

 5–10 years

292 (36.2)

145 (49.7)

147 (50.3)

  > 10 years

125 (15.5)

55 (44.0)

70 (56.0)

  1. 1. Diabetes-related distress is defined as stressful feelings associated with the challenges of managing diabetes and concerns related to diabetic complications