Demographic details | Frequency | Percentage | Mean ± SD | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 97 | 55.1 | Â |
Male | 79 | 44.9 | Â | |
Age |  |  |  | 53.18(±15.05) |
Education level | Below high school diploma | 100 | 56.8 | Â |
High school diploma | 40 | 22.7 | Â | |
Advanced diploma | 7 | 4 | Â | |
Bachelor’s degree | 20 | 11.4 |  | |
Master’s degree and higher | 9 | 5.1 |  | |
Occupation | Retired | 21 | 11.9 | Â |
Full-time employment | 30 | 17 | Â | |
Part-time employment | 8 | 4.5 | Â | |
Housewife | 63 | 35.8 | Â | |
Unemployed | 7 | 4 | Â | |
Other | 47 | 26.7 | Â | |
Place of residence | Urban | 152 | 86.4 | Â |
Rural | 24 | 13.6 | Â | |
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 | Â |
No | 92 | 52.3 | Â | |
 | Do not know | 2 | 1.1 |  |
BMIa |  |  |  | 28.42 (±5.1) |