Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics of cases and comparison group
Variable | Cases | Comparison | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 56.8 (12.2) | 56.5 (11.7) | 0.816 |
Gender | |||
 Male | 93 (41.7%) | 46 (41.1%) | 0.912 |
 Female | 130 (58.3%) | 66 (58.9%) | |
Current residence | |||
 Urban | 163 (73.1%) | 100 (89.3%) | 0.001 |
 Rural | 60 (26.9%) | 12 (10.7%) | |
Employment status | |||
 Self employed | 178 (79.8%) | 103 (92.0%) | 0.004 |
 Dependant | 45 (20.2%) | 9 (8.0%) | |
Level of education | |||
 None | 17 (7.6%) | 16 (14.3%) | 0.001 |
 Primary | 74 (33.2%) | 38 (33.9%) | |
 Secondary | 101 (45.3%) | 29 (25.9%) | |
 Tertiary | 31 (13.9%) | 29 (25.9%) | |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 18 (8.1%) | 8 (7.1%) | 0.626 |
 Married | 169 (75.8%) | 92 (82.1%) | |
 Divorced | 7 (3.1%) | 2 (1.8%) | |
 Widowed | 29 (13.0%) | 10 (8.9%) | |
Anthropometric measures, mean (SD) | |||
 BMI (kg/m2) | 28.8 (4.4) | 25.8 (6) | 0.001 |
 Neck circumference (cm) | 36.5 (3.2) | 33.3 (2.9) | 0.001 |
 Waist circumference (cm) | 100.3 (10) | 90 (12.7) | 0.001 |
 Hip circumference (cm) | 107.1 (9.1) | 102.5 (12.3) | 0.001 |
 Waist/hip ratio | 0.94 (0.07) | 0.88 (0.07) | 0.001 |
Duration of T2DM in years, median (IQR) | 10 (4–15) | N/A | N/A |
Medications | |||
 Insulin | 29 (13.0%) | N/A | N/A |
 Insulin and OAD | 111 (49.8%) | ||
 OAD alone | 81 (36.3%) | ||
 None | 2 (0.9%) | ||