Barriers to Diet and Exercise among Nepalese Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Table 1
Characteristics of study participants.
Total ()
Diet
Exercise
Compliant ()
Noncompliant ()
value
Compliant ()
Noncompliant ()
value
Age, Mean ± SD
54.7 ± 11.3
55.3 ± 11.4
53.8 ± 11.3
54.1 ± 11.3
55.3 ± 11.5
Sex, (%)
Male
111 (56.3)
67 (60.4)
44 (39.6)
0.632
59 (53.2)
52 (46.8)
0.71
Female
86 (43.7)
49 (57.0)
37 (43.0)
48 (55.8)
38 (44.2)
Ethnicity, (%)
Upper caste groups
79 (40.1)
46 (58.2)
33 (41.8)
0.093
47 (59.5)
32 (40.5)
0.103
Janajati
101 (51.3)
64 (63.4)
37 (36.6)
48 (47.5)
53 (52.5)
Dalit and minorities
17 (8.6)
6 (35.3)
11 (64.7)
12 (70.6)
5 (29.4)
Education, (%)
Illiterate
49 (24.9)
31 (63.3)
18 (36.7)
0.511
27 (55.1)
22 (44.9)
0.546
Formal
109 (55.3)
65 (59.6)
44 (40.4)
56 (51.4)
53 (48.6)
University
39 (19.8)
20 (51.3)
19 (48.7)
24 (61.5)
15 (38.5)
Occupation, (%)
Retired
23 (11.7)
17 (73.9)
6 (26.1)
0.222
13 (56.5)
10 (43.5)
0.762
Professional
24 (12.2)
11 (45.8)
13 (54.2)
15 (62.5)
9 (37.5)
Agricultural
33 (16.8)
17 (51.5)
16 (48.5)
15 (45.5)
18 (54.5)
Business
55 (27.9)
36 (65.5)
19 (34.5)
31 (56.4)
24 (43.6)
Home Maker
62 (31.5)
35 (56.5)
27 (43.5)
33 (53.2)
29 (46.8)
Marital status, (%)
Married
197 (100.0)
116 (58.9)
81 (41.1)
107 (54.3)
90 (45.7)
Family type, (%)
Nuclear
100 (50.8)
58 (58.0)
42 (42.0)
0.798
60 (60.0)
40 (40.0)
0.104
Joint
97 (49.2)
58 (59.8)
39 (40.2)
47 (48.5)
50 (51.5)
Family size, mean ± SD
5.5 ± 2.5
5.4 ± 2.5
5.7 ± 2.4
5.5 ± 2.3
5.6 ± 2.7
Family income ($), mean ± SD
360.2 ± 212.1
369.6 ± 231.8
346.8 ± 181.0
387.0 ± 228.4
328.3 ± 187.3
Residence, (%)
Urban
170 (86.3)
101 (59.4)
69 (40.6)
0.705
95 (55.9)
75 (44.1)
0.268
Rural
27 (13.7)
15 (55.6)
12 (44.4)
12 (44.4)
15 (55.6)
Smoking, (%)
Yes
46 (23.4)
18 (39.1)
28 (60.9)
0.003
25 (54.3)
21 (45.7)
0.527
No
128 (65)
86 (67.2)
42 (32.8)
72 (56.3)
56 (43.8)
Previously
23 (11.7)
12 (52.2)
11 (47.8)
10 (43.5)
13 (56.5)
Alcohol intake, (%)
Yes
76 (38.6)
35 (46.1)
41 (53.9)
0.013
42 (55.3)
34 (44.7)
0.116
No
100 (50.8)
68 (68.0)
32 (32.0)
58 (58.0)
42 (42.0)
Previously
21 (10.7)
13 (61.9)
8 (38.1)
7 (33.3)
14 (66.7)
-test for mean differences between compliant and noncompliant groups. All others are Chi-square tests. difference between compliant and noncompliant to dietary advice. difference between compliant and noncompliant to exercise advice.
