Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the participants’ characteristics (n = 22)
| Variables | n | % | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 56.72 | 9.16 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 12 | 54.5 | ||
| Men | 10 | 45.5 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| Married | 20 | 90.9 | ||
| Divorced | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| Education level | ||||
| Illiterate | 0 | 0 | ||
| ≤ 12 th grade | 19 | 86.4 | ||
| < 12th grade | 3 | 13.6 | ||
| Occupational status | ||||
| Self-employed | 5 | 22.7 | ||
| Employee | 6 | 27.2 | ||
| Household duties | 11 | 50 | ||
| The number of years of diabetes | 9.30 | 7.40 | ||