Prevalence and determinants of diabetes and prediabetes in southwestern Iran: the Khuzestan comprehensive health study (KCHS)

Table 5 Characteristics of the Khuzestan study participants with diabetes who had Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 25 kg/m2

Variable		Number (%)
People with diabetes and BMI < 25 kg/m2		893
Sex	Male	445 (49.8%)
Sex	Female	448 (50.2%)
Age (years)	20–34.9	99 (11.1%)
	35–49.9	248 (27.8%)
	50–65	545 (61.1%)
Waist circumference (cm)	< 90	561 (62.8%)
Waist circumference (cm)	≥90	332 (37.2%)
Hypertension	No	574 (64.3%)
Hypertension	Yes	319 (35.7%)
Diabetes family history	No	463 (51.9%)
Diabetes family history	Yes	429 (48.1%)
Education	Illiterate	309 (34.6%)
	Elementary	396 (44.4%)
	Secondary	161 (18.1%)
	Higher education	26 (2.9%)
Cigarette smoking	Never	725 (82.1%)
Cigarette smoking	Ever	158 (17.9%)
Hookah smoking	Never	843 (94.7%)
Hookah smoking	Ever	47 (5.3%)
Opium use	Never	842 (94.7%)
Opium use	Ever	47 (5.3%)
Alcohol use	Never	869 (97.6%)
Alcohol use	Ever	2 (2.4%)
Marital Status	Single	127 (14.3%)
Marital Status	Married	760 (85.7%)
Residence	Urban	637 (71.8%)
Residence	Rural	250 (28.2%)
Wealth index	Q₁	265 (29.9%)
	Q₂	228 (25.7%)
	Q₃	223 (25.2%)
	Q₄	170 (19.2%)

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