Table 4 Demographic and clinical profile and the frequency of forgone care
From: Forgone care in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Categories | Frequency (Percent) | The history of forgone care % | Ï°2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 384 (33.7) | 47.3 | 1.17 | .27 |
Female | 755 (66.3) | 43.9 | |||
Age | <  40 | 127 (11.2) | 50.8 | 3.19 | .20 |
40–60 | 527 (46.3) | 46.0 | |||
>  60 | 485 (42.6) | 42.4 | |||
Marital status | Married | 933 (81.9) | 43.7 | 3.57 | .059 |
Single | 206 (18.1) | 51.0 | |||
Income status | <  1500 international $ | 397 (52.5) | 44.9 | .36 | .54 |
>  1500 international $ | 359 (47.5) | 42.7 | |||
Education status | Illiterate | 473 (41.5) | 48.6 | 6.81 | .07 |
Reading and writing ability | 407 (35.7) | 44.4 | |||
Diploma | 195 (17.1) | 37.6 | |||
Academic education | 64 (5.6) | 44.4 | |||
Habitant status | Urban | 1003 (88.1) | 45.2 | .27 | .60 |
Rural | 135 (11.9) | 42.9 | |||
Type of basic health insurance | Iranian health insurance | 707 (64.4) | 47.7 | 2.21 | .13 |
Social security | 391 (35.6) | 43.0 | |||
Supplementary health insurance status | Yes | 430 (39.1) | 40.4 | 6.43 | .01 |
No | 669 (60.9) | 48.0 | |||
Chronicity (in years) of DM | <  5 year | 421 (37.1) | 48.0 | 2.50 | .28 |
5 to 10 years | 260 (22.9) | 42.5 | |||
>  10 years | 455 (40.1) | 43.6 | |||
Type of current treatment | Oral pills | 619 (54.3) | 45.8 | .87 | .64 |
Insulin | 449 (39.4) | 44.7 | |||
Change in lifestyle (change in diet and physical activity) | 71 (6.2) | 40.0 | |||
Presence of co-morbidity or complications | Yes | 867 (76.1) | 47.2 | 6.64 | .01 |
No | 272 (23.9) | 38.2 | |||
Hospitalization due to complications of DM in the past year | Yes | 344 (30.2) | 51.2 | 7.50 | .006 |
No | 795 (69.8) | 42.4 | |||
Disease severity | Sever | 669 (58.7) | 51.7 | 35.71 | < .0001 |
Moderate | 232 (20.4) | 29.6 | |||
Mild | 238 (20.9) | 41.2 |