Awareness Level of Diabetic Neuropathy and Its Complications Among Taif City Population in Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic Data of Participants (n=486)

Variable		N (%)
Gender	Male	208 (42.8)
	Female	278 (57.2)
Age	15–39	461 (94.9)
	40–59	25 (5.1)
	60 or more	0 (0)
Nationality	Saudi	428 (88.1)
	Non-Saudi	58 (11.9)
Social status	Single	427 (87.9)
	Married	54 (11.1)
	Divorced/ widowed	5 (1)
Education	Illiterates	3 (0.6)
	Primary/Intermediate school	12 (2.5)
	High school	173 (35.6)
	College and above	298 (61.3)
Job	Government employee	21 (4.3)
	Private sector employee	24 (4.9)
	Student	359 (73.9)
	Unemployed	82 (16.9)

Figure 1 Diabetic status of the participants (n=486).

Figure 2 (a) Number of participants who had heard about diabetic neuropathy (n=486). (b) Awareness regarding symptoms of diabetic neuropathy (n=82). (c) Awareness regarding complications of diabetic neuropathy (n=82).

Table 2 Level of Awareness of Diabetes and Its Complications Among Who Heard About Diabetic Neuropathy

	General Knowledge	Symptoms	Complications	Overall Score
Total possible score	7	6	5	18
Mean ± SD	03.55 ± 1.01	02.53 ± 1.01	1.57 ± 1.01	7.65 ± 1.01
Percentage	51%	42%	32%	43%