Figure 1. HbA1c is a test that measures your average blood glucose level in the past week.
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Original Article
Volume 7, Number 6, December 2017, pages 185-189
Assessment of Diabetes Knowledge Using the Michigan Brief Diabetes Knowledge Test Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | |
| Gender (%) | |
| Male | 131 (49.8%) |
| Female | 132 (50.2%) |
| Duration of diabetes (%) | |
| Fewer than 5 years | 67 (25.6%) |
| 5 - 10 years | 78 (29.8%) |
| More than 10 years | 117 (44.7%) |
| Type of medication (%) | |
| Oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) | 100 (38%) |
| Insulin | 109 (41.4%) |
| OHAs and insulin | 54 (20.5%) |
| Mean BMI (SD), kg/m2 | 30.5 (4.8) |
| Mean HbA1c (SD), mg/dL | 8.56 (1.5) |
| Mean systolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg | 141.5 (17.6) |
| Mean diastolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg | 78.14 (9.2) |
| Regular exercise (%) | 41 (16.5%) |
| Smoking (%) | 34 (13.7%) |
| Control of blood pressure | |
| Controlled | 110 (41.3%) |
| Martial state (%) | |
| Single | 18 (8.7%) |
| Married | 174 (84.1%) |
| Divorced | 4 (1.9%) |
| Widow | 11 (5.3%) |
| Education level (%) | |
| Postgraduate | 9 (3.4%) |
| Graduated college | 84 (32.1%) |
| High school or less | 169 (64.5%) |
| Income | |
| 5,000 SAR or below | 110 (42.1) |
| 5,000 SAR - 15,000 SAR | 130 (49.8) |
| More than 15,000 SAR | 21 (8) |
| Variable | Aware | Not aware | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | 49 | 54.3 | < 0.05 |
| Gender (%) | 0.28 | ||
| Male | 32 (56.1%) | 99 (48%) | |
| Female | 25 (43.9%) | 10 (52%) | |
| Duration of diabetes (%) | 0.002 | ||
| Fewer than 5 years | 24 (42.1%) | 43 (21%) | |
| 5 - 10 years | 15 (26.3%) | 63 (30.7%) | |
| More than 10 years | 18 (31.6%) | 99 (38.3%) | |
| Type of medication (%) | 0.02 | ||
| Oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) | 32 (56.1%) | 68 (33%) | |
| Insulin | 14 (24.6%) | 95 (46.1%) | |
| OHAs and insulin | 11 (19.3%) | 43 (20.9%) | |
| Mean BMI (SD), kg/m2 | 30.6 (5) | 30.5 (4.7) | 0.88 |
| Mean HbA1c (SD), mg/dL | 7.6(1.1) | 8.8 (1.5) | 0.00 |
| Mean systolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg | 136 (15) | 143 (17.8) | 0.01 |
| Mean diastolic blood pressure (SD), mm Hg | 77 (6.9 ) | 78.3 (9.7) | 0.26 |
| Control of blood pressure | |||
| Controlled | 32 (60.4%) | 78 (41%) | 0.01 |
| Regular exercise (%) | 13 (23.6%) | 28(14.5%) | 0.10 |
| Smoking (%) | 8 (14.5%) | 26 (13.5%) | 0.83 |
| Martial state (%) | 0.81 | ||
| Single | 5 (10.9%) | 13 (8%) | |
| Married | 38 (82.6%) | 136 (48.5%) | |
| Divorced | 0 | 4 (2.5) | |
| Widow | 3 (6.5%) | 8 (5%) | |
| Education level (%) | 0.00 | ||
| Postgraduate | 5 (8.8%) | 4 (4%) | |
| Graduated college | 29 (50.9%) | 101 (49.5%) | |
| High school or less | 32 (40.4%) | 146 (71.2%) | |
| Income | 0.07 | ||
| 5,000 SAR or below | 20 (35.1%) | 90 (44.1%) | |
| 5,000 SAR - 15,000 SAR | 29 (50.9%) | 101 (49.5%) | |
| More than 15,000 SAR | 8 (14%) | 13 (6.4%) | |
| Eye problem due to diabetes | 8 (14.5) | 37 (18.5) | 0.49 |
| Family history of eye disease related to diabetes | 20 (37) | 73 (36.7) | 0.96 |