Table 1Socioeconomic characteristics of a sample population from Bom Jardim de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil, 2013.
Variable |
Categories |
N
|
% |
Gender |
Female |
70 |
39.32 |
Male |
108 |
60.68 |
Ethnicity |
Afrobrazilian |
77 |
43.26 |
Caucasian |
94 |
52.81 |
Indigenous |
7 |
3.93 |
Educational level |
Illiterate |
11 |
7.43 |
Fundamental |
97 |
54.49 |
High school |
74 |
41.57 |
College |
7 |
3.94 |
Marital status |
Single |
49 |
27.53 |
Married |
79 |
44.38 |
Divorced |
16 |
8.99 |
Other |
34 |
19.10 |
Age (y) |
18–34 |
97 |
54.49 |
34–59 |
63 |
35.39 |
≥60 |
18 |
10.12 |
Family income (MS)a
|
≤1 |
87 |
48.87 |
≥1–2 |
41 |
23.03 |
>2 |
35 |
19.67 |
Not answered |
15 |
8.43 |
Table 2Adequate knowledge (%) on diabetes mellitus (DM) of Bom Jardim de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil population, 2013.
Question |
Female (n, %) |
Male (n, %) |
Total (n, %) |
Normal blood glucose values |
45 |
64.28* |
53 |
49.07 |
98 |
55.05 |
Glucose testing could be performed from a blood or urine sample |
53 |
75.71 |
67 |
62.04 |
120 |
67.41 |
Thirsty, tiredness, and weakness means a higher blood sugar |
38 |
54.28* |
41 |
37.96 |
79 |
44.38 |
What is the effect of exercise on blood glucose of a DM patient? |
42 |
60.00 |
51 |
47.22 |
93 |
52.25 |
DM causes heart problems |
41 |
58.57 |
58 |
53.70 |
99 |
55.62 |
DM causes cancer |
22 |
31.43 |
37 |
34.26 |
59 |
33.15 |
DM causes blindness |
61 |
87.14 |
85 |
78.70 |
146 |
82.02 |
DM can cause renal failure |
45 |
64.28 |
74 |
68.52 |
119 |
66.85 |
DM causes male sexual dysfunction |
58 |
82.86 |
85 |
78.70 |
143 |
80.34 |
How many kinds of DM exist? |
38 |
54.28* |
38 |
35.18 |
76 |
42.70 |
Kidneys produce insulin |
27 |
38.57 |
39 |
36.11 |
66 |
37.10 |
DM patients should carefully excise the toe nails |
52 |
74.28 |
75 |
69.44 |
127 |
71.35 |
DM patients have slowing healing of wounds and bruises |
64 |
91.43 |
92 |
85.18 |
156 |
87.64 |
DM induces poor circulation |
48 |
68.57 |
73 |
67.60 |
121 |
68.00 |
Excessive dietary intake of sweets and candy can lead to DM |
59 |
84.28 |
93 |
86.11 |
152 |
85.39 |