Table 4

- Characteristics of study sample, by diabetes numeracy test (DNT-15) (n=279).

CharacteristicsDNT-15 score (Mean)SDP-value
Age (years)
<30 31-4541.10 42.8121.01 26.150.902
>4541.6121.92
Gender
Male43.3921.590.226
Female40.1322.22
Level of education
Primary34.9727.42
Intermediate Secondary26.07 38.2415.79 20.73<0.001
College45.8922.15
Higher than college50.5614.91
Social status
Married42.2723.59
Single41.1520.740.959
Divorced40.3831.46
Widowed38.5716.58
Monthly income (SAR)
<500037.9918.79
5000 to 1000<10000 to 1500043.82 44.9123.36 24.000.033
<15000 to 2000052.8328.24
<2000044.5629.86
Type of diabetes
Type I41.4321.730.962
Type II41.5822.83
Type of treatment
Insulin only Insulin with oral41.9321.420.619
medications40.5223.20
Duration of diabetes diagnosis38.2723.58
(years)40.8521.51
<443.4821.510.187
4 to 10
>10
DKS score
>50%43.7222.85<0.001
<50%31.3813.73
  • SD: standard deviation, SAR: Saudi Arabia Riyals