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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample according to gender

From: Development and validation of a Diabetes Risk Score for screening undiagnosed diabetes in Sri Lanka (SLDRISK)

 

Male

Female

All

*p value

n

    

Age (years)

45.5 (15.8)

45.0 (14.5)

45.2 (15.1)

0.363

FPG (mmol/l)

4.9 (1.0)

4.8 (1.2)

4.9 (1.1)

0.375

2-h PG (mmol/l)

5.7 (2.9)

6.4 (2.8)

6.1 (2.8)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

20.9 (3.7)

22.0 (4.5)

21.6 (4.2)

< 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

77.4 (10.8)

76.1 (12.1)

76.6 (11.6)

< 0.001

Male sex (%)

40.0

Physical inactivity (%)

14.5

7.9

10.5

< 0.001

Family history of diabetes (%)

21.3

24.5

23.2

0.016

Hypertension (%)

24.3

24.5

24.4

0.955

Gestational diabetes (%)

 

1.2

Osmotic symptoms (%)

14.1

13.6

13.8

0.661

Balanitis or vulvitis (%)

1.1

5.4

3.7

< 0.001

  1. *p value – between male and female