| Variable | Overall | Herbal medicine use | X2 | p-value | ||
| N | (%) | User [n (%)] | Non-user [n (%)] | |||
| Age categories (years) |
|
|
|
| 1.269 | 0.260 |
| <50 | 15 | 12.2 | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) |
|
|
| ≥50 | 108 | 87.8 | 28 (25.9) | 80 (74.1) |
|
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| Gender |
|
|
|
| 5.243 | 0.027 |
| Male | 93 | 75.6 | 12 (40.0) | 18 (60.0) |
|
|
| Female | 30 | 24.4 | 18 (19.4) | 75 (80.6) |
|
|
| Marital status |
|
|
|
| 1.449 | 0.485 |
| Single | 9 | 7.3 | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) |
|
|
| Married | 76 | 61.8 | 18 (23.7) | 58 (76.3) |
|
|
| Divorced | 38 | 30.9 | 11 (28.9) | 27 (71.1) |
|
|
| Educational level |
|
|
|
| 10.758 | 0.005 |
| No formal education | 25 | 20.3 | 1 (4.0) | 24 (96.0) |
|
|
| Primary | 50 | 40.7 | 12 (24.0) | 38 (76.0) |
|
|
| Secondary/Tertiary | 48 | 39.0 | 17 (35.4) | 31 (64.6) |
|
|
| Occupation |
|
|
|
| 5.583 | 0.031 |
| Trader | 36 | 29.3 | 4 (11.1) | 32 (88.9) |
|
|
| Civil servant/Private | 26 | 21.2 | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) |
|
|
| Retired/farmer | 61 | 49.6 | 19 (31.1) | 42 (68.9) |
|
|
| Diabetes duration |
|
|
|
| 3.102 | 0.212 |
| <3 years | 32 | 26 | 8 (25) | 24 (75) |
|
|
| 3 - 10 years | 61 | 49.6 | 18 (29.5) | 43 (70.5) |
|
|
| >10 years | 30 | 24.4 | 4 (13.3) | 26 (86.7) |
|
|
| Family History of DM |
|
|
|
| 0.608 | 0.569 |
| Yes | 65 | 52.8 | 14 (21.5) | 51 (78.5) |
|
|
| No | 58 | 47.2 | 16 (27.6) | 42 (72.4) |
|
|
| Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/dl) |
|
|
|
| 2.079 | 0.122 |
| Normoglycaemia | 42 | 34.1 | 14 (33.3) | 28 (66.7) |
|
|
| Hyperglycaemia | 81 | 65.9 | 16 (19.8) | 65 (80.2) |
|
|
| Diabetes Complications |
|
|
|
| 1.001 | 0.456 |
| Yes | 29 | 24.2 | 5 (17.2) | 24 (82.8) |
|
|
| No | 91 | 75.8 | 24 (26.4) | 67 (73.6) |
|
|
| BMI categories (kg/m2) |
|
|
|
| 0.054 | 0.973 |
| Normal weight | 17 | 13.8 | 4 (23.5) | 13 (76.5) |
|
|
| Overweight | 47 | 38.2 | 12 (25.5) | 35 (74.5) |
|
|
| Obese | 59 | 48 | 14 (23.7) | 45 (76.3) |
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