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| HbA1c ≤ 8% (n = 170) | HbA1c > 8% (n = 173) | p | ||
| Variables | No. | % | No. | % | Value |
| Sex: |
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| · Females | 90 | 49.5 | 92 | 50.5 |
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| · Males | 80 | 49.7 | 81 | 50.3 | 1.000 |
| Age groups (in years): |
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| · ≤40 | 20 | 44.4 | 25 | 55.6 |
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| · 41 - 60 | 128 | 51.6 | 120 | 48.4 |
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| · >60 | 22 | 44.0 | 28 | 56.0 | 0.471 |
| Marital status: |
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| · Not married | 6 | 35.3 | 11 | 64.7 |
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| · Married | 164 | 50.3 | 162 | 49.7 | 0.320 |
| Education: |
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| · Illiterate | 46 | 38.3 | 74 | 61.7 |
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| · School | 84 | 52.2 | 77 | 47.8 |
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| · University | 40 | 64.5 | 22 | 35.5 | 0.002 |
| Occupation: |
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| · Governmental | 42 | 53.2 | 37 | 46.8 |
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| · Business | 10 | 62.5 | 6 | 37.5 |
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| · Professional | 23 | 60.5 | 15 | 39.5 |
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| · Unemployed | 95 | 45.2 | 115 | 54.8 | 0.181 |
| Duration of diabetes |
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| · <10 years | 71 | 65.1 | 38 | 34.9 |
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| · 10 - 20 years | 82 | 44.3 | 103 | 55.7 |
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| · >20 years | 17 | 34.7 | 32 | 65.3 | <0.001 |