| Variable |
Population, n=310 |
Knowledge Level ≥ 8.5n=16 |
Knowledge Level<8.5, n=294 |
P value |
| Age (years) |
59± 11.3 (29 - 88) |
57.1 ± 4.9(53.0 -67) |
59.1± 11.4 (29 - 88) |
0.0382 |
| Years with T2DM |
10.4± 6.8 (0 - 35) |
10.1 ± 8.3(2.0 -28) |
10.4± 6.7 (0 - 35) |
0.1839 |
| Years within Mutual Help Group |
3.8 ± 3.5(0.5 -20) |
4.5 ± 4.3 (0.5 -16) |
3.8 ± 3.4(0.5 - 20) |
0.152 |
| Blood glucose (mg/dl) |
162.4 ± 74.5 (60-490) |
122.1 ± 39.9 (83.0 -208) |
164.6 ± 75.3 (60 - 490) |
0.0066 |
| Basic knowledge |
5.4 ± 1.9(1 -10) |
8.4 ± 1.4 (6.0 -10) |
5.2 ± 1.7(1 - 10) |
0.3887 |
| Knowledge about control |
5.4 ± 2.4(0 -10) |
9.4 ± 0.7 (8.6 -10) |
5.2 ± 2.2(0 - 10) |
|
| Knowledge about complications |
7.1 ± 1.5(0 -10) |
8.5 ± 0.8 (7.1 -10) |
6.9 ± 1.4(0 - 10) |
0.0152 |
| General knowledge |
5.9 ± 1.5 (0.3-9.5) |
8.7 ± 0.3 (8.5 - 9.5) |
5.7 ± 1.4 (0.3 - 8.38) |
0.0000 |
|
T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus
Data are presented as means ± SD (min-max), except P values. |
| Table 1: Results of diabetes knowledge. |
