Research Article
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 |
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