Table 1 Frequency Distribution of Demographic Characteristics, Means, Standard Deviations of, Diet Self-management, in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, China, 2017
Factors | n(%) | score | t/F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | −3.90 | p < .001 | ||
Male | 165 (46.1) | 19.05 ± 4.52 | ||
Female | 193 (53.9) | 20.82 ± 4.05 | ||
Age in years | 23.27 | p < .001 | ||
29–50 | 31 (8.7) | 16.35 ± 4.90 | ||
51–64 | 106 (29.6) | 18.90 ± 4.17 | ||
≥ 65 | 221 (61.7) | 21.05 ± 4.00 | ||
Marital Status | .46 | p < .001 | ||
Married | 312 (87.2) | 20.41 ± 4.27 | ||
Divorced/widowed/separated | 46 (12.8) | 19.95 ± 4.37 | ||
Education level | 1.59 | .192 | ||
Junior high school or less | 192 (53.6) | 19.82 ± 4.06 | ||
High school or Technical School | 110 (30.7) | 20.69 ± 4.39 | ||
Junior College | 35 (9.8) | 19.11 ± 5.29 | ||
Undergraduate or more | 21 (5.9) | 19.57 ± 4.93 | ||
Income (average monthly, unit: RMB) | 2.25 | .082 | ||
<1000 | 47 (13.1) | 18.70 ± 5.30 | ||
1000–3000 | 232 (64.8) | 20.35 ± 3.93 | ||
3000–5000 | 65 (18.2) | 19.95 ± 4.67 | ||
>5000 | 14 (3.9) | 18.86 ± 5.53 | ||
duration | 1.79 | .168 | ||
≤ 5 years | 100 (27.9) | 19.36 ± 4.53 | ||
5 years–10 years | 114 (31.9) | 20.03 ± 4.00 | ||
>10 years | 144 (40.2) | 20.44 ± 4.47 | ||
complications or comorbidities | 2.49 | .084 | ||
0 | 36 (10.0) | 18.89 ± 4.50 | ||
1–2 | 171 (47.8) | 19.78 ± 4.54 | ||
≥ 3 | 151 (42.2) | 20.52 ± 4.05 |