Factors | Overall knowledge level | P-value | |||
Poor | Good | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | ||
Age in years | 0.001*$ | ||||
18 - 29 | 144 | 60.8% | 93 | 39.2% | |
30 - 44 | 29 | 87.9% | 4 | 12.1% | |
45 - 59 | 45 | 83.3% | 9 | 16.7% | |
>59 | 9 | 60.0% | 6 | 40.0% | |
Gender | 0.151 | ||||
Male | 63 | 73.3% | 23 | 26.7% | |
Female | 164 | 64.8% | 89 | 35.2% | |
Marital status | 0.001* | ||||
Single | 138 | 60.0% | 92 | 40.0% | |
Married | 75 | 79.8% | 19 | 20.2% | |
Divorced/widow | 14 | 93.3% | 1 | 6.7% | |
Educational level | 0.217$ | ||||
Below high school | 11 | 91.7% | 1 | 8.3% | |
High school | 88 | 66.7% | 44 | 33.3% | |
Bachelor degree | 120 | 64.9% | 65 | 35.1% | |
Post-graduate degree | 8 | 80.0% | 2 | 20.0% | |
Smoking | 0.388 | ||||
Non-Smoker | 176 | 65.2% | 94 | 34.8% | |
Ex-smoker | 14 | 73.7% | 5 | 26.3% | |
Current smoker | 37 | 74.0% | 13 | 26.0% | |
Do you have any eye diseases or previous eye treatment? | 0.871 | ||||
Yes | 77 | 67.5% | 37 | 32.5% | |
No | 150 | 66.7% | 75 | 33.3% | |
Are there any members in your family who have diabetes? | 0.049* | ||||
Yes | 131 | 63.0% | 77 | 37.0% | |
No | 96 | 73.3% | 35 | 26.7% |