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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes

 

M

SD

Age

61.9

8.2

Number of comorbid conditions

2.2

1.6

 

N

%

Gender

  

 Male

16

59.3

Marital status

  

 Married

23

85.2

 Unmarried

4

14.8

Level of education

  

 < 11 years

15

55.6

 High school and above

12

44.4

Occupation

  

 Employed

6

22.2

 Unemployed

21

77.8

Insurance

  

 Yes

14

51.9

Income

  

 Have enough to make ends meet

8

29.6

 Do not have enough to make ends meet

19

70.4

Diabetes duration

  

 ≤ 10 years

11

40.7

 > 10 years

16

59.3

Family history

  

 Yes

20

74.1

Previous education about diabetes

  

 Yes

19

70.4

Smoking

  

 Yes

12

44.4

  1. Data is presented as mean and standard deviation (SD) for continuous variables and N and percentage (%) for categorical variables