Table 1 The demographic characteristics of the women with T1DM

Age (years)

35.68 (5.07)

Education (years)

14.56 (3.28)

Duration of T1DM (years)

16.69 (7.43)

Duration of marriage (years)

12.56 (6.98)

Husband’s age (years)

40.21 (6.95)

Husband’s education (years)

14.15 (3.65)

Employment rate (percent)

125 (34.24)

Family history of T1DM (percent)

104 (28.50)

Development of diabetes before marriage (percent)

225 (61.64)

Diagnosis with diseases other than T1DM (percent)

223 (61.09)

History of use of medications other than insulin (percent)

225 (61.64)

History of type-1 diabetes in the husband (percent)

6 (1.64)

History of type-2 diabetes in the husband (percent)

16 (4.38)