| Tested feature |
The level of family’s knowledge about the disease: |
| Total
N=1366 |
Moderate (20,0-13,5 points) N=48 3,5% |
Minimal (13,0-6,5 points) N=599 43,9% |
None (6-0 points) N=719 52,6% |
| N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
| Knowledge (level) patients: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 338,307, df=4, p<0,00001 |
| Moderate (20,0-13,5 points) |
18 |
29,5% |
35 |
57,4% |
8 |
13,1% |
| Minimal (13,0-6,5 points) |
27 |
3,3% |
468 |
57,0% |
326 |
39,7% |
| None (6-0 points) |
3 |
0,6% |
96 |
19,8% |
385 |
79,6% |
| Knowledge of health indicators (total cholesterol, fasting glycaemia, glycosuria, body mass, blood pressure, hypoglycaemia): |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 86,6325, df=6, p<0,00001 |
| Knows all 6 indicators |
27 |
6,42% |
246 |
58,43% |
148 |
35,15% |
| Knows 3-5 indicators |
19 |
2,29% |
322 |
38,89% |
487 |
58,82% |
| Knows 1-2 indicators |
2 |
2,13% |
25 |
26,60% |
67 |
71,28% |
| Does not know indicators |
0 |
0,00% |
6 |
26,09% |
17 |
73,91% |
| Behavioral patterns within the scope of body hygiene: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 76,6258, df=6, p<0,00001 |
| Washes the whole body every day |
32 |
6,8% |
249 |
53,0% |
189 |
40,2% |
| Washes the whole body several times a week |
9 |
2,1% |
197 |
46,8% |
215 |
51,1% |
| Washes the whole body once a week |
7 |
1,6% |
142 |
32,9% |
283 |
65,5% |
| Washes the whole body less often than once a week |
0 |
0,0% |
9 |
26,5% |
25 |
73,5% |
| Behavioral patterns within the scope of oral hygiene: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 72,2590, df=6, p<0,00001 |
| Cleans the teeth at least twice a day |
31 |
5,2% |
318 |
53,4% |
247 |
41,4% |
| Cleans the teeth once a day |
14 |
2,6% |
218 |
41,1% |
299 |
56,3% |
| Performs oral hygienic behaviours several times a week |
0 |
0,0% |
30 |
31,9% |
64 |
68,1% |
| Never performs any oral hygienic behaviours |
2 |
1,6% |
29 |
22,8% |
96 |
75,6% |
| Behavioral patterns within the scope of self-control and treatment modification: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 103,721, df=6, p<0,00001 |
| Modifies treatment and regularly checks blood glucose level |
26 |
10,9% |
144 |
60,2% |
69 |
28,9% |
| Does not modify treatment but regularly checks blood glucose level |
7 |
3,1% |
99 |
44,4% |
117 |
52,5% |
| Does not modify treatment and does not check blood glucose level |
9 |
1,2% |
277 |
37,9% |
445 |
60,9% |
| Does not check blood glucose level but modifies treatment |
6 |
3,5% |
79 |
45,6% |
88 |
50,9% |
| Behavioral patterns within the scope of self-observation: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 18,2269, df=6, (p<0,05) |
| Performs regular observations of feet and oral cavity |
34 |
4,6% |
356 |
47,6% |
357 |
47,8% |
| Performs regular observations of feet and irregular observations of oral cavity |
4 |
2,3% |
69 |
39,0% |
104 |
58,7% |
| Performs irregular observations of feet and oral cavity |
7 |
2,2% |
120 |
38,5% |
185 |
59,3% |
| Does not perform self-observation of feet and oral cavity |
3 |
2,3% |
54 |
41,5% |
73 |
56,2% |
| Patients’ physical activity: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 18,2440, df=6,(p<0,05) |
| Regular activity, active recreation |
16 |
4,19% |
198 |
51,83% |
168 |
43,98% |
| Regular activity, passive recreation |
5 |
3,85% |
52 |
40,00% |
73 |
56,15% |
| Irregular activity, passive recreation |
11 |
2,63% |
182 |
43,44% |
226 |
53,94% |
| Lack of activity or excessive effort |
16 |
3,74% |
165 |
38,55% |
247 |
57,71% |
| Eating behaviours: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 39,9864, df=4, p<0,00001 |
| Single dietetic errors (1-3) |
15 |
8,57% |
97 |
55,43% |
63 |
36,00% |
| Many dietetic errors (4-7) |
30 |
3,54% |
370 |
43,63% |
448 |
52,83% |
| Numerous dietetic errors (8 and above) |
3 |
0,88% |
132 |
38,71% |
206 |
60,41% |
| Patients’ care of feet hygiene: |
Chi^2 Pearsona: 47,9152, df=4, p<0,00001 |
| Lack or single disturbances |
34 |
5,82% |
299 |
51,20% |
251 |
42,98% |
| Numerous disturbances |
12 |
1,85% |
259 |
39,85% |
379 |
58,30% |
| Very numerous disturbances |
2 |
1,56% |
41 |
32,03% |
85 |
66,41% |
p-level of significance; df-number of degrees of freedom; Chi^2 Pearsona-Pearson’s chi-squared test |
