Table 2: Demographic characteristics of the diabetic patients.
Variables | n | No. of isolates (%) | P-value |
Sex: | 0.384 | ||
Male | 47 | 27 (22.5) | |
Female | 73 | 36 (30) | |
Age: | 0.850 | ||
40 | 9 | 5 (4.2) | |
41-50 | 22 | 10 (8.3) | |
51-60 | 40 | 21 (17.5) | |
61+ | 49 | 27 (22.5) | |
Education status: | 0.440 | ||
None | 14 | 9 (7.5) | |
Primary | 46 | 24 (20) | |
Secondary | 37 | 16 (13.3) | |
Tertiary | 23 | 14 (11.7) | |
Occupation: | 0.067 | ||
Traders | 36 | 22 (18.3) | |
Civil servants | 48 | 21 (17.5) | |
Artisans | 22 | 15 (12.5) | |
Others (e.g. house wives) | 14 | 4 (3.3) |