- Demographic variables frequency.
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 43 (39.4) |
| Female | 66 (60.6) |
| Social status | |
| Single | 5 (4.6) |
| Married | 77 (70.6) |
| Widow | 20 (18.3) |
| Divorced | 7 (6.4) |
| Education level | |
| Illiterate | 21 (19.3) |
| Elementary | 15 (13.8) |
| Secondary | 13 (11.9) |
| High school | 31 (28.4) |
| Bachelor | 21 (19.3) |
| Postgraduate | 8 (7.3) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed | 53 (48.6) |
| Governmental sector employee | 22 (20.2) |
| Businessman | 4 (3.7) |
| Retired | 4 (3.7) |
| Private sector employee | 26 (23.9) |
| Smoking | |
| Non-smoker | 81 (74.3) |
| Smoker | 28 (25.7) |
| Age | |
| <40 | 4 (3.7) |
| 40 to 59 | 61 (56) |
| >60 | 44 (40.3) |
| Family income, Saudi Riyals | |
| <5000 | 34 (31.2) |
| 5000-10000 | 28 (25.7) |
| 10000-15000 | 20 (18.3) |
| 15000-20000 | 12 (11) |
| >20000 | 15 (13.8) |
| Duration of diabetes | |
| <10 | 51 (46.8) |
| 10- 19 | 36 (33) |
| 20-29 | 16 (14.7) |
| >30 | 6 (5.5) |
Values are presented as number and percentages(%).