Table 1 Knowledge about diabetes by socio demographic and health characteristics
From: Diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh
Variables | Good (235) % | Average (194) % | Poor (86) % | Total (515) % | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 126 (53.6) | 75 (38.7) | 26 (30.2) | 227 (44.1) | <0.000 |
Female | 109 (46.4) | 119 (61.3) | 60 (69.8) | 288 (55.9) | |
Education | |||||
No education | 9 (3.8) | 29 (14.9) | 27 (31.4) | 65 (12.6) | <0.000 |
Primary education | 19 (8.1) | 39 (20.1) | 24 (27.9) | 82 (15.9) | |
Secondary education | 67 (28.5) | 64 (33.0) | 28 (32.6) | 159 (30.9) | |
High secondary education | 140 (59.6) | 62 (32.0) | 7 (8.1) | 209 (40.6) | |
Income (monthly) Bangladesh Taka (BDT) | |||||
≤10,000 BDT | 20 (8.7) | 21 (11.3) | 21 (25.3) | 62 (12.4) | 0.02 |
10,001–20,000 BDT | 55 (23.9) | 54 (29.0) | 28 (33.7) | 137 (27.5) | |
20,001–30,000 BDT | 52 (22.6) | 28 (15.1) | 14 (16.9) | 94 (18.8) | |
30,001–40,000 BDT | 26 (11.3) | 19 (10.2) | 5 (6.0) | 50 (10.0) | |
40,001–50,000 BDT | 33 (14.3) | 24 (12.9) | 6 (7.2) | 63 (12.6) | |
>50,000 BDT | 44 (19.1) | 40 (21.5) | 9 (10.8) | 93 (18.6) | |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 211 (89.8) | 172 (88.7) | 66 (76.7) | 449 (87.2) | 0.006 |
Single | 24 (10.2) | 22 (11.3) | 20 (23.3) | 66 (12.8) | |
Family history of diabetes | |||||
Yes | 187 (79.6) | 115 (59.3) | 48 (55.8) | 350 (68.0) | <0.000 |
No | 46 (19.6) | 76 (39.2) | 38 (44.2) | 160 (31.1) | |
HbA1c | |||||
Optimal <7% | 45 (32.6) | 25 (26.9) | 6 (17.6) | 76 (28.7) | 0.340 |
Fair 7–8% | 37 (26.8) | 26 (28.0) | 8 (23.5) | 71 (26.8) | |
Poor >8% | 56 (40.6) | 42 (45.2) | 20 (58.8) | 118 (44.5) | |
DM duration | |||||
<5 years | 123 (52.3) | 133 (68.6) | 59 (68.6) | 315 (61.2) | 0.001 |
≥5 years | 112 (47.7) | 61 (31.4) | 27 (31.4) | 200 (38.8) | |