Evaluating the Effect of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Self-Management in Type 2 Diabetic Patients on Dialysis

Table 2

Patients’ knowledge, attitude, practice, and self-care scores correlations.

Variable	Knowledge	Attitude	Practice	Self-care
Gender
Male	61.15 ± 10.93	43.40 ± 8.66	46.66 ± 13.80	48.00 ± 10.83
Female	57.68 ± 11.55	45.83 ± 7.60	42.20 ± 10.59	43.00 ± 8.23
value
Disease duration
<10 years	58.87 ± 9.58	45.47 ± 8.57	49.35 ± 9.77	56.37 ± 13.17
>10 years	60.13 ± 11.60	44.01 ± 8.32	44.12 ± 13.32	49.88 ± 12.46
value
Medication
Insulin	60.21 ± 11.10	45.00 ± 8.01	46.43 ± 12.09	55.56 ± 9.86
Without treatment	58.71 ± 11.90	41.45 ± 9.17	39.77 ± 14.63	33.54 ± 5.71
value
Family history
Yes	60.20 ± 11.42	44.73 ± 7.82	44.87 ± 13.11	49.80 ± 13.14
No	58.69 ± 10.60	42.39 ± 10.21	45.84 ± 12.09	59.10 ± 9.89
value
Marital status
Married	60.15 ± 11.52	44.19 ± 8.30	45.89 ± 13.06	51.64 ± 12.75
Not married	55.15 ± 7.80	44.82 ± 9.01	38.96 ± 9.71	46.61 ± 12.55
value
Degree
Primary	58.27 ± 10.68	44.79 ± 8.22	41.99 ± 11.71	49.01 ± 11.79
Secondary	62.64 ± 11.62	43.36 ± 9.64	53.35 ± 12.35	54.84 ± 14.87
Higher	67.27 ± 11.89	42.00 ± 6.10	51.81 ± 13.58	59.40 ± 11.40
value
Job
Employed	63.11 ± 10.70	44.03 ± 8.63	50.34 ± 15.04	55.29 ± 13.94
Unemployed	57.60 ± 10.92	44.09 ± 8.65	42.64 ± 11.32	49.22 ± 11.04
Retired	61.11 ± 11.62	44.72 ± 7.87	44.94 ± 12.66	50.76 ± 13.99
value
Address
North	60.30 ± 10.60	44.83 ± 6.72	43.93 ± 11.47	49.31 ± 12.94
East	61.75 ± 11.62	44.31 ± 7.06	46.39 ± 13.81	51.74 ± 13.84
West	58.90 ± 12.02	46.97 ± 6.75	48.10 ± 13.79	56.38 ± 12.58
South	58.68 ± 11.15	41.83 ± 10.92	42.78 ± 12.56	48.20 ± 11.05
value
Risk factors
Hypertension
Positive	59.93 ± 11.80	44.06 ± 7.83	43.03 ± 12.71	49.31 ± 13.46
Negative	59.84 ± 10.28	44.64 ± 9.28	48.70 ± 12.51	54.13 ± 10.95
value
Dyslipidemia
Positive	61.22 ± 11.96	45.09 ± 8.20	46.70 ± 13.23	51.97 ± 11.67
Negative	58.88 ± 10.62	43.63 ± 8.47	43.80 ± 12.54	50.32 ± 13.62
value
Current smoking
Positive	57.85 ± 12.21	49.09 ± 15.40	40.28 ± 12.58	29.54 ± 15.65
Negative	60.12 ± 11.17	43.77 ± 8.32	45.54 ± 12.57	52.16 ± 12.33
value