Health Related Quality of Life among Omani Men and Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Personal and clinical characteristics among Omani men and women ().

Number	Variables	Categories	Men		Women
			Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
1	Age (years)	30–39	18	12.6	29	18.5
		40–49	39	27.3	64	40.8
		50–59	58	40.6	34	21.7
		60 & above	28	19.6	30	19.1
2	Schooling	Until 8th grade	35	24.5	59	37.6
		High school	59	41.3	58	36.9
		Diploma	48	33.6	38	24.2
		Technical	1	0.7	2	1.3
3	Knowledge of diabetes and its management	Poor	14	9.8	2	1.3
		Fair	11	7.7	14	8.9
		Satisfactory	26	18.2	25	15.9
		Above average	22	15.4	43	27.4
		Good	55	38.5	51	32.5
		Very good	14	9.8	16	10.2
		Excellent	1	0.7	6	3.8
4	Duration of diabetes	0–9	57	39.9	55	35.0
		10–19	67	46.9	77	49.0
		20 & above	19	13.3	25	15.9
5	Self-care activities (SDSCA)	0–3 days/week	88	61.5	95	60.5
		4–7 days/week	55	38.5	62	39.5
6	Diabetes education	No	50	35.0	65	41.4
		Yes	93	65.0	92	58.6
7	Body mass index (kg/m^2)	<18.5/Underweight	4	2.8	4	2.5
		18.5–24.9/Healthy weight	96	67.1	106	67.5
		25.0–29.9/Overweight	43	30.1	47	29.9
8	HbA1c (%)	<7.0%	54	37.8	84	53.5
		>7.0%	89	62.2	73	46.5