Table 2 Study participants’ characteristics (n = 39)
Description | Number of patients |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Female | 19 |
Male | 20 |
Age (years) | |
30–39 | 2 |
40–49 | 8 |
50–59 | 14 |
60–69 | 10 |
>70 | 5 |
Religion | |
Orthodox Christian | 29 |
Muslim | 8 |
Protestant | 2 |
Marital status | |
Married | 27 |
Widowed | 8 |
Divorced/single | 4 |
Educational status | |
Illiterate | 6 |
Basic literacy (read and/or write) | 10 |
Elementary complete | 8 |
Secondary school complete | 8 |
Post-secondary school education | 7 |
Occupation | |
Clerical work | 7 |
Rents house | 4 |
Small business | 5 |
Farming | 5 |
Pensioner | 9 |
Unemployed | 5 |
Others | 4 |
Diabetes duration (years) | |
1–5 | 10 |
6–10 | 14 |
11–15 | 7 |
16–20 | 4 |
21–25 | 4 |