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Table 4 Comparison between patients’ diabetes knowledge and attitude and some selected variables

From: Factors associated with disease knowledge and attitude among ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes – a multicenter study

	Knowledge			Attitude
Variables	N	Mean ± SD	p value	N	Mean ± SD	p value
Age
Adults (< 60 years)	91	14.71 ± 2.40	0.694^a	91	61.37 ± 7.82	0.029 ^a*
Geriatrics (≥ 60 years)	97	14.57 ± 2.70		97	63.56 ± 5.65
Medication adherence
High	103	14.54 ± 2.66	0.612^b	103	62.79 ± 6.62	0.683 ^b
Medium	47	14.96 ± 2.67		47	61.74 ± 6.30
Low	38	14.50 ± 2.10		38	62.66 ± 8.16
Level of formal education
None	24	13.46 ± 2.48	0.046 ^b*	24	61.29 ± 5.70	0.589 ^b
Primary	43	14.65 ± 2.98		43	62.02 ± 7.58
Secondary	44	14.45 ± 2.65		44	62.30 ± 6.64
Tertiary	77	15.10 ± 2.14		77	63.26 ± 6.92
Diabetes knowledge
Poor	2	10.50 ± 0.71	< 0.001 ^b*	2	62.00 ± 4.24	< 0.001 ^b*
Fair	7	12.57 ± 2.07		34	57.74 ± 10.08
Good	53	13.96 ± 2.81		91	62.92 ± 6.01
Excellent	126	14.64 ± 2.55		61	64.54 ± 4.32
Gender
Female	112	14.58 ± 2.69	0.707 ^a	112	62.23 ± 6.97	0.517 ^a
Male	76	14.72 ± 2.35		76	62.89 ± 6.71
Health literacy
High	91	15.36 ± 2.05	0.002 ^a*	91	63.88 ± 5.54	0.005 ^a*
Low	97	13.84 ± 3.10		97	60.44 ± 7.40
Medication discrepancy
None	87	14.85 ± 2.37	0.291^a	87	62.30 ± 8.17	0.718 ^a
Observed	101	14.46 ± 2.70		101	62.67 ± 5.52
Glycemic control
Controlled	115	14.64 ± 2.62	0.998^a	115	62.50 ± 7.13	0.887^a
Uncontrolled	73	14.64 ± 2.46		73	62.64 ± 6.40

^a Test statistics = Independent-samples t-test, ^b Test statistics = One-way analysis of variance,
* Statistically significant, SD = Standard deviation

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