Research Article

Iranian Patients Require More Pertinent Care to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Complications

Table 5

Knowledge of the studied type 2 diabetic patients about complications of the disease and their insight towards their quality of life.

VariablesNumber (%)
Male FemaleTotal

Knowledge about:
 Eye complications53 (77.9)156 (94.0)209 (89.3)
 Foot ulcers50 (73.5)153 (92.2)203 (86.8)
 Cardiovascular complications28 (41.2)108 (65.1)136 (58.1)
 Renal complications11 (16.2)31 (18.7)42 (17.9)
Insight towards
 Change in quality of life20 (29.4)157 (94.6)177 (75.6)