From: Development and validation of patient diabetes knowledge questionnaire (PDKQ)
Characteristics | Number of patients, (%) |
---|---|
Agea | 49.47 ± 16.35 |
Duration of diabetes mellitusa | 11.44 ± 8.21 |
Gender | Â |
 Female  Male | 16 (44.4) 20 (55.6) |
Ethnicity | Â |
 Malay  Chinese  Indian  Other | 12 (33.3) 18 (83.3) 5 (13.9) 1 (2.8) |
Education | Â |
 No formal education  Primary education  Secondary education  Tertiary education | 1 (2.8) 2 (5.6) 21 (58.3) 12 (33.3) |
Family history of diabetes | 26 (72.2) |
Smoking | Â |
 Yes  No  Ex-smoker | 1 (2.8) 32 (88.9) 3 (8.3) |
Comorbids | Â |
 Hypertension  Dyslipidemia  Cardiovascular disease  Kidney disease  Stroke  Retinopathy  Neuropathy | 21 (58.3) 20 (55.6) 5 (13.9) 2 (5.6) 2 (5.6) 9 (25.0) 10 (27.8) |
 Others | 9 (25.0) |
Score testb | 16 (4) |
Score retestb | 16 (4) |