| Disease-Related Characteristics | Number | % | Mean Rank Self-Care Agency Score |
| Duration of Disease | |||
| Less than 1 year | 8 | 5.3 | 91.69 |
| 1 - 5 years | 35 | 23.3 | 85.89 |
| 6 - 10 years | 46 | 30.7 | 85.27 |
| More than 11 years | 61 | 40.7 | 60.05 |
| Test and significance | KW = 13.162 p = 0.004** | ||
| Diabetes Treatment Method | |||
| Oral Anti-diabetics | 26 | 17.3 | 62.83 |
| Insulin | 30 | 20.0 | 84.45 |
| Oral Anti-diabetics previously; insulin now | 43 | 28.7 | 82.50 |
| Physical Exercise, Diet and Oral Anti-diabetics | 16 | 10.7 | 77.47 |
| Oral Anti-diabetics and insulin | 35 | 23.3 | 69.40 |
| Test and significance | KW = 6.989 p = 0.221 | ||
| Frequency of Diabetic Check-Up | |||
| When feeling ill | 95 | 63.3 | 72.79 |
| Once a month | 17 | 11.3 | 83.47 |
| Every 2 months | 9 | 6.0 | 70.44 |
| Every 3 months | 16 | 10.7 | 95.38 |
| Semi-annually | 8 | 5.3 | 64.94 |
| Annually | 5 | 3.3 | 62.30 |
| Test and significance | KW = 5.350 p = 0.375 | ||
| Previous Education on Diabetes | |||
| Yes | 115 | 76.7 | 74.23 |
| No | 35 | 23.3 | 79.69 |
| Test and significance | z = −0.651 p = 0.515 | ||
| Willingness for Further Education | |||
| Yes | 81 | 54.0 | 83.70 |
| No | 69 | 46.0 | 65.88 |
| Test and significance | z = 2.505 p = 0.012* | ||