Knowledge about Diabetes and Glycemic Control among Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Patient demographic characteristics.

Variables	Percentage
Gender
Male	53.1%
Female	46.9%
Nationality
Saudi	98.5%
Non-Saudi	1.3%
Data unavailable	0.2%
Age
23-30 years	1.8%
31-40 years	10.1%
41-50 years	22.1%
51-60 years	39.5%
61-70 years	16.4%
71-80 years	10.1%
Marital status
Married	93.3%
Single	6.7%
Family history
Present	71.9%
Absent	28.1%
Education
Primary level	29.2%
Intermediate level	16.8%
Secondary level	27.1%
College degree	26.9%
Employment type
Government sector	23.9%
Private sector	3.2%
Self-employment/business	0.4%
Retired	38.9%
Nonworking	33.6%