Research Article

Adherence to Dietary Recommendation and Its Associated Factors among People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal

Table 1

Distribution of participants by their sociodemographic characteristics ().

CharacteristicsNumberPercentage

Sex
 Female11656.9
 Male8843.1

Age
 25-444120.1
 45-6412561.2
 65 and above3818.7
(in years)

Ethnicity
 Brahmin/Chhetri10953.4
 Adibasi/Janajati8240.2
 Dalit136.4

Education
 Illiterate6732.8
 Primary level5727.9
 Secondary level5627.5
 Higher secondary and above2411.8

Marital status
 Married18188.7
 Single2311.3

Residence
 Urban12661.8
 Rural7838.2

Religion
 Hindu16681.4
 Buddhist3416.7
 Christian42.0

Occupation
 Non-income-generating work11656.86
 Income-generating work8843.14

Type of family
 Single/nuclear family11355.4
 Joint family9144.6

Family members
 <511656.9
 ≥58843.1