Adherence of Type 2 Diabetic Patients to Self-Care Activity: Tertiary Care Setting in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Patients’ demographic characteristics ().

Characteristics			%
Age group (years)	18–30	106	42.9
	31–45	67	27.1
	46–55	31	12.6
	>55	43	17.4
Gender	Male	124	50.2
	Female	123	49.8
Monthly income (SAR)	<5.000	109	44.1
	5.000–<10.000	82	33.2
	10.000–15.000	25	10.1
	>15.000	31	12.6
Smoking status	Currently	21	8.5
	No	207	83.8
	Yes	19	7.7
Education level	Elementary school	28	11.3
	Middle school	28	11.3
	High school	82	33.2
	Bachelor degree	103	41.7
	Postgraduate degree	6	2.4
A1C level	Good control	51	20.6
	Acceptable control	74	30.0
	Poor control	122	49.4
Other diseases	Cardiac	10	4.0
	Blood pressure	24	9.7
	Kidney	6	2.4
	Eye	57	23.1
	>1	94	38.1
	None	56	22.7
Time since diagnosis (years)	<2	12	4.9
	2–4	32	13.0
	5–7	54	21.9
	8–10	73	29.6
	>10	76	30.8