| Category | Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | P Value |
| N% | N% | N% | |||
| Knowledge | Awareness |
|
|
| 0.056 |
| Aware | 143 (97.9) | 95 (93.1) | 238 (96.0) | ||
| Not Aware | 3 (2.1) | 7 (6.9) | 10 (4.0) | ||
| Management | Oral Hypoglycemic |
|
|
| 0.440 |
| Yes | 95 (51.1) | 64 (55.7) | 159 (52.8) | ||
| No | 91 (48.9) | 51 (44.3) | 142 (47.2) | ||
| Dietary regimen |
|
|
| 0.040 | |
| Yes | 90 (27.7) | 84 (49.1) | 174 (35.1) | ||
| No | 235 (72.3) | 87 (50.9) | 322 (64.9) | ||
| Insulin Treatment |
|
|
| 0.003 | |
| Yes | 37 (20.3) | 42 (36.5) | 79 (26.6) | ||
| No | 145 (79.7) | 73 (63.5) | 218 (73.4) | ||
| Weight reduction |
|
|
| 0.048 | |
| Yes | 90 (31.5) | 58 (41.1) | 148 (34.7) | ||
| No | 196 (68.5) | 83 (58.9) | 279 (65.3) | ||
| Practicing exercise |
|
|
| 0.371 | |
| Yes | 108 (37.9) | 61 (42.4) | 169 (39.4) | ||
| No | 177 (62.1) | 83 (57.6) | 260 (60.6) | ||
| Attitude | Alternative medicine (e.g. Medicinal plants) to treat DM |
|
|
| 0.000 |
| Yes | 26 (11.9) | 37 (30.3) | 63 (18.5) | ||
| No | 193 (88.1) | 85 (69.7) | 278 (81.5) |