| Variables | Headcounts | Percentages |
| Level of instruction | ||
| Out of school | 119 | 34.95 |
| Primary | 83 | 24.76 |
| Secondary | 101 | 30.43 |
| University | 33 | 9.86 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 241 | 70.85 |
| Divorced | 35 | 11.16 |
| Single | 45 | 13.64 |
| Widowed | 15 | 4.34 |
| AH familial background |
|
|
| Yes | 169 | 50.02 |
| No | 167 | 49.98 |
| Personal diabetes background |
|
|
| Yes | 20 | 6.33 |
| No | 316 | 93.67 |
| Menopause (n = 86) |
|
|
| Yes | 21 | 24.83 |
| No | 65 | 75.17 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
|
|
| Normal | 263 | 76.57 |
| Abnormal | 73 | 23.43 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
|
|
| Lean | 16 | 23.75 |
| Normal | 241 | 71.59 |
| Overweight | 79 | 4.66 |
| Length of incarceration |
|
|
| <2 years | 196 | 56.41 |
| ≥2 years | 140 | 43.59 |
| Stress |
|
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| Can manage stress or generally cope with stress PSS (PSS* ≤ 26) | 39 | 10.56 |
| Under constant threat (of rejection, illness or even suicide (PSS* ≥ 27) | 297 | 89.43 |