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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: A comparative study of the quality of care and glycemic control among ambulatory type 2 diabetes mellitus clients, at a Tertiary Referral Hospital and a Regional Hospital in Central Kenya

Variable

Overall n (%)

KNH n (%)

TDH n (%)

P value

Mean age (SD)

57.8 (12.3)

56.9 (12.8)

59.0 (11.3)

0.351

Gender

 Female

133 (66.5)

77 (64.2)

56 (70.0)

0.247

Highest level of education

 Primary

116 (58.0)

63 (52.5)

53 (66.3)

0.054

 Secondary

84 (42.0)

57 (47.5)

27 (33.7)

 

Religion/faith

 Christian

198 (99.0)

118 (98.3)

80 (100.0)

0.518

Marital status

 Married

160 (80.0)

98 (81.7)

62 (77.5)

0.734

 Single

8 (4.0)

4 (3.3)

4 (5.0)

 

 Separated/divorced/wido wed

32 (16.0)

18 (15.0)

14 (17.5)