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Table 1 Participants’ demographic and disease details (n = 176)

From: Mobile phone usage in patients with type II diabetes and their intention to use it for self-management: a cross-sectional study in Iran

Demographic details

Frequency

Percentage

Mean ± SD

Gender

Female

97

55.1

 

Male

79

44.9

 

Age

   

53.18(±15.05)

Education level

Below high school diploma

100

56.8

 

High school diploma

40

22.7

 

Advanced diploma

7

4

 

Bachelor’s degree

20

11.4

 

Master’s degree and higher

9

5.1

 

Occupation

Retired

21

11.9

 

Full-time employment

30

17

 

Part-time employment

8

4.5

 

Housewife

63

35.8

 

Unemployed

7

4

 

Other

47

26.7

 

Place of residence

Urban

152

86.4

 

Rural

24

13.6

 

Duration of the disease

Less than 6 months

35

19.9

 

6 months to one year

27

15.3

 

1 to 3 years

38

21.6

 

3 to 5 years

25

14.2

 

5 years and longer

50

28.4

 

Other chronic diseases

Yes

82

46.6

 

No

92

52.3

 
 

Do not know

2

1.1

 

BMIa

   

28.42 (±5.1)

  1. aBMI Body mass index