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Table 4 Perceptions of diabetes among study participants

From: Diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh

Perceptions

Male

Female

Total

p value

Cause

 Food habit

59 (25.99)

43 (14.93)

102 (19.80)

0.002

 Genetic

50 (22.02)

46 (15.97)

96 (18.64)

0.08

 Lack of physical activity

70 (30.75)

55 (19.09)

125 (24.26)

<0.001

 Obesity

17 (7.50)

30 (10.40)

47 (9.10)

0.252

 Medication

7 (3.08)

7 (2.43)

14 (2.71)

0.651

 Blood sugar

7 (3.08)

3 (1.04)

10 (1.94)

0.095

 Others

7 (3.08)

8 (2.77)

15 (2.91)

0.838

Management

 Diet

166 (73.1)

215 (74.65)

381 (73.79)

0.695

 Physical activity

168 (74.00)

181 (62.84)

349 (67.76)

0.007

 Medication

47 (20.70)

34 (11.80)

81 (15.72)

0.006

 Follow physician advice

14 (6.16)

16 (5.55)

30 (5.82)

0.769

 Discipline

4 (1.76)

1 (0.34)

5 (0.97)

0.104

Complications

 Kidney problems

99 (43.6)

100 (34.7)

199 (38.6)

0.04

 Eye problems

87 (38.32)

86 (29.86)

173 (33.59)

0.043

 Heart diseases

58 (25.55)

40 (13.88)

98 (19.02)

0.001

 Blood pressure

10 (4.40)

12 (4.16)

22 (4.27)

0.894

 Bone and joint problems

14 (6.16)

41 (14.23)

55 (10.67)

0.003

 Liver problems

20 (8.81)

23 (7.98)

43 (8.34)

0.737

 Neurological problems

15 (6.60)

19 (6.59)

34 (6.60)

0.996

 Dermatology problems

11 (4.84)

18 (6.25)

29 (5.63)

0.493

 Obesity

3 (1.32)

3 (1.04)

6 (1.16)

0.769

 Others

109 (48.01)

111 (38.54)

220 (42.71)

0.031