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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of diabetic participants in Brazil and Mexico

From: Comparison of prevalence of diabetes complications in Brazilian and Mexican adults: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Countries

    

Brazil

n (%)

N = 3636

Mexico

n (%)

N = 4555

Total

n (%)

X2

df

P*

Sex

 Men

1281 (35.3)

2751 (60.4)

4032 (49.2)

8.518

1

< 0.0001

 Woman

2355 (64.7)

1804 (39.6)

4159 (50.8)

Age, years

59.6 ± 13.8

58.7 ± 13.3

59.2 ± 13.5

< 0.001**

Area of residence

 Urban

3093 (85.0)

3444 (75.6)

6537 (79.8)

184.233

1

< 0.0001

 Rural

543 (15.0)

1111 (24.4)

1654 (20.1)

Time living with DM

  < 5 years

1490(40.9)

1604 (35.2)

3094(37.7)

439.226

3

< 0.0001

 5 to < 10 years

665(18.2)

986 (21.6)

1651(20.1)

 10 to < 15 years

548(15.0)

645 (14.1)

1193(14.5)

 15 years or more

933(25.6)

1320 (28.9)

2253(27.5)

Physical activity

 No

2827 (77.7)

3899 (85.5)

6726 (82.1)

236.380

1

< 0.0001

 Yes

809 (22.2)

656 (14.4)

1465 (17.9)

Alcohol consumption

 No

2837 (78.0)

3415 (74.9)

6252 (76.3)

215.464

2

< 0.0001

 Less than monthly

324 (8.9)

407 (8.9)

731 (8.9)

 At least monthly

475 (13.0)

733 (16.0)

1208 (14.7)

Silhouette

 Underweight

306 (8.4)

469 (10.2)

495 (6.0)

1099.902

3

< 0.0001

 Normal weight

576 (15.8)

1136 (24.9)

1712 (20.9)

 Overweight

1929 (53.0)

2103 (46.1)

2895 (35.3)

 Obese

825 (22.6)

847 (18.5)

1020 (12.4)

CVD diagnosis

 No

1388 (38.1)

4169 (91.5)

5536 (67.6)

198.197

1

< 0.0001

 Yes

2248 (61.9)

386 (8.5)

2634 (32.2)

Dyslipidemia

 No

2249 (61.8)

2845 (62.4)

5094 (62.1)

1144.317

1

< 0.0001

 Yes

1387 (38.1)

1710 (37.5)

3097 (37.8)

  1. df degrees freedom, CVD cardiovascular disease.*Pearson X2 test. ** T test