Table 1 Mean score of diabetes foot self-care by demographic variables
From: Psychometric evaluation of the Farsi version of the diabetes foot self-care bahavior scale
Variable | Number | Percent | Mean Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 190 | 38 | 18.65 ± 4.72 |
 Female | 310 | 62 | 19.22 ± 4.81 |
Educational Level | |||
 Illiterate | 92 | 18.4 | 17.25 ± 3.77 |
 Elementary/Junior high school | 105 | 21 | 17.66 ± 3.93 |
 High school/ Diploma | 100 | 20 | 19.44 ± 5.40 |
 University degree | 203 | 40.6 | 20.30 ± 4.89 |
Employment Status | |||
 Housewife/ unemployed | 216 | 43.2 | 18.37 ± 4.27 |
 Retired | 44 | 8.8 | 19.07 ± 5.65 |
 Employed | 150 | 30 | 19.86 ± 4.82 |
 Self-employed | 39 | 7.8 | 18.08 ± 5.68 |
 Others | 51 | 10.2 | 19.80 ± 4.93 |
Marital Status | |||
 Married | 418 | 83.6 | 18.84 ± 4.66 |
 Single | 82 | 16.4 | 19.85 ± 5.30 |
Foot ulcer history | |||
 Yes | 54 | 10.8 | 18.90 ± 4.74 |
 No | 446 | 89.2 | 19.90 ± 5.02 |
Medicine | |||
 Tablet | 344 | 68.8 | 18.81 ± 4.81 |
 Insulin | 118 | 23.6 | 18.77 ± 4.05 |
 Tablet and Insulin | 38 | 7.6 | 21.52 ± 5.91 |