Table 2

Characteristics of patients with diabetes

Men (n=1518)Women (n=1311)P value
Age (years)60.02±0.3363.54±0.39<0.001****
Marital status, married (%)1468 (95.5)1295 (98.8)<0.001†***
Education level<0.001†***
≤121173 (73.1%)1200 (90.2%)
>12342 (26.9%)106 (9.8%)
Residential area, urban (%)1132 (79.3)1004 (82.6)0.048†*
Economic activity, yes (%)912 (66.7)457 (37.5)<0.001†***
Taking hypoglycaemic drugs or insulin injections, yes (%)1019 (62.1)977 (72.6)<0.001†***
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)145.74±1.18140.79±1.310.006**
Current drinking, yes (%)478 (35.3)51 (3.7)<0.001†
Undiagnosed DM, yes (%)405 (31.3)269 (22.1)<0.001†***
  • *P<0.05; ***p<0.001.

  • †P value by Student’s t-test or Rao-Scott Χ2 test as appropriate.

  • Values are weighted mean±SE or observed N (weighted percentage) unless otherwise indicated.

  • *t-test.

  • †Rao-Scott Χ2.

  • DM, diabetes mellitus.