Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the participants’ characteristics (n = 22)
Variables | n | % | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | 56.72 | 9.16 |
Sex | ||||
 Female | 12 | 54.5 |  |  |
 Men | 10 | 45.5 |  |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 1 | 4.5 |  |  |
 Married | 20 | 90.9 |  |  |
 Divorced | 1 | 4.5 |  |  |
Education level | ||||
 Illiterate | 0 | 0 |  |  |
  ≤ 12 th grade | 19 | 86.4 |  |  |
  < 12th grade | 3 | 13.6 |  |  |
Occupational status | ||||
 Self-employed | 5 | 22.7 |  |  |
 Employee | 6 | 27.2 |  |  |
 Household duties | 11 | 50 |  |  |
The number of years of diabetes | Â | Â | 9.30 | 7.40 |