Interplay of self-care, self-efficacy, and health deviation self-care requisites: a study on type 2 diabetes patients through the lens of Orem’s self-care theory

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participant type 2 diabetic patients in rasht

Variables	Subgroup	Frequency	Percentage
Age	30–39 Years	13	3.8
	40–49 Years	67	19.6
	50–59 Years	128	37.5
	60–69 Years	102	29.9
	70 Years and Above	31	9.1
Gender	Male	124	36.4
Gender	Female	217	63.6
Marital Status	Married	302	88.6
	Single	3	9
	Widowed	30	8.8
	Separated	6	1.8
Educational status	Illiterate	0	0
	Primary	206	60.4
	Intermediate	84	24.6
	High School	38	11.1
	Academic	13	3.8
Occupation	Housewife	195	57.2
	Freelancer	55	16.1
	Worker	4	1.2
	Retired	42	12.3
	Employee	4	1.2
	Farmer	41	12
Age of Diagnosis	Under 30 Years	25	7.3
	30–39 Years	65	19.1
	40–49 Years	121	35.5
	50–59 Years	93	27.3
	60 Years and Above	37	10.9
Duration of disease	1–9 Years	173	50.7
	10–19 Years	112	32.8
	20–29 Years	49	14.4
	30 Years and Above	7	2.1
Oral treatment and insulin	Diet	0	0
	Oral Medications	0	0
	Insulin Injection	31	9.1
	Diet And Oral Medications	310	90.9
Income	Less Than 5 million Tomans	139	40.8
Income	More Than 5 million Tomans	202	59.2
BMI	18.5–24.99	60	17.6
	25–29.99	153	44.9
	30–34.99	84	24.6
	35–39.99	33	9.7
	40≤	11	3.2
Training History	No	106	31.1
Training History	Yes	235	68.9

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