Self-Care Practices among Diabetic Patients in Anand District of Gujarat

Table 2

Sociodemographic profile of the study participants.

Item	Value
Total number of participants	100
Sex
Males	53
Females	47
Location
Urban	50
Rural	50
Religion
Hindu	92
Muslim	4
Christian	2
Other	2
Marital status
Married—living with a life partner	78
Single—widowed or divorcee	22
Family structure
Joint	18
Nuclear	45
Three-generation family	37
Mean family size (SD)	4.79 (2.3)
Median family size	5
Addiction (percent)
None	73 (70.9)
Smoker	12 (11.7)
Oral tobacco	16 (15.5)
Alcohol	0
Other	2 (1.9)
Education
Illiterate	10
Primary/literate	21
Middle/secondary	43
High school	4
Intermediate/post-high-school diploma	8
Graduate and above	14
Occupation
Currently working	33
Retired	22
Housewife	45
Monthly family income
0–2500	4
2500–5000	5
5000–10000	15
10000–15000	19
15000–20000	20
≥20000	37