Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographical characteristics of the subjects
From: Development and psychometric analysis of a new tool to assess food literacy in diabetic patients
Variable | Status | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | male | 120 | 41.7 |
female | 168 | 58.3 | |
nationality | lor | 265 | 92 |
Persian | 13 | 4.5 | |
lak | 10 | 3.5 | |
Marital status | single | 21 | 7.3 |
married | 263 | 91.3 | |
Divorced or widowed | 4 | 1.4 | |
education | illiterate | 72 | 25 |
Diploma or lower | 110 | 38.2 | |
Academic education | 106 | 36.8 | |
occupation | employed | 85 | 29.5 |
housewife | 151 | 52.4 | |
unemployed | 52 | 18.1 | |
Life Network Type | Living alone | 13 | 4.5 |
Living in a family | 275 | 95.5 | |
Family history of diabetes | yes | 168 | 58.3 |
no | 120 | 41.7 | |
Monthly income | low | 109 | 37.8 |
average | 146 | 50.7 | |
good | 28 | 9.7 | |
excellent | 5 | 1.7 | |
Body mass index | Low weight | 8 | 2.8 |
normal | 96 | 33.3 | |
overweight | 125 | 43.4 | |
fat | 59 | 20.5 |