Table 1 Socio-demographic and major risk factors of study participants by age
From: Age differences in diabetes-related complications and glycemic control
Characteristics | Younger age (≤59) | Older age (≥60) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 117 (26.8) | 90 (37.5) | 0.001 |
Female | 337 (74.2) | 150 (62.5) | |
Education | |||
Illiterate | 154 (33.9) | 142 (59.2) | <0.001 |
Primary school | 172 (37.9) | 58 (24.2) | |
Secondary school & higher | 128 (28.2) | 40 (16.7) | |
Income | |||
Low (<1000,000) | 273 (65.0) | 171 (75.7) | 0.003 |
Acceptable | 147 (35.0) | 55 (24.36) | |
Smoking | |||
Yes | 33 (7.3) | 26 (12.1) | 0.07 |
No | 421 (92.7) | 214 (87.9) | |
BMI | |||
< 25 | 79 (18.3) | 41 (18.4) | 0.705 |
25–29.9 | 178 (41.2) | 83 (40.1) | |
≥ 30 | 175 (40.5) | 95 (41.5) | |
Disease Duration (year) | |||
≤ 3 | 97 (21.5) | 38 (15.8) | 0.110 |
4–7 | 115 (25.4) | 46 (19.2) | |
≥ 7 | 240 (53.1) | 156 (65) | |
Hypertension | |||
No | 196 (46.3) | 87 (36.9) | 0.019 |
Yes | 227 (53.7) | 149 (63.1) | |
Total Cholesterol | |||
Desirable | 365 (92.4) | 198 (93.8) | 0.317 |
≥ 240 | 30 (7.6) | 13 (6.2) | |
HbA1c | |||
< 7 | 143 (37) | 77 (37) | 0.99 |
≥ 7 | 244 (63) | 131 (63) | |
Complication | |||
No | 249 (54.8) | 103 (43.9) | 0.003 |
Yes | 205 (45.2) | 137 (57.1) | |