| Characteristic | T2DM cases (n = 77) | Controls (n = 80) | |||||
| n (%) | Mean | St. Dev. | n (%) | Mean | St. Dev. | P-value | |
| Age (yrs.) |
| 56.8 | 6.01 |
| 56.3 | 7.7 | 0.65 |
| Age group: |
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|
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| <50 | 9 (11.7) |
|
| 10 (12.5) |
|
| 0.99 |
| 50 - 54 | 19 (24.7) |
|
| 19 (23.8) |
|
|
|
| 55 - 59 | 19 (24.7) |
|
| 20 (25.0) |
|
|
|
| 60 - 64 | 20 (26.0) |
|
| 21 (26.2) |
|
|
|
| 65+ | 10 (12.9) |
|
| 10 (12.5) |
|
|
|
| Gender: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| male | 37 (48.0) |
|
| 41 (51.3) |
|
| 0.69 |
| female | 40 (52.0) |
|
| 39 (48.7) |
|
|
|
| Occupation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Not working | 48 (62.3) |
|
| 35 (43.7) |
|
| 0.02 |
| Working | 29 (37.7) |
|
| 45 (56.2) |
|
|
|
| Marital status: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Married | 22 (28.6) |
|
| 22 (27.5) |
|
| 0.14 |
| Never married | 41 (53.2) |
|
| 33 (41.2) |
|
|
|
| Previously married | 14 (18.2) |
|
| 25 (31.3) |
|
|
|
| Education: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤high school | 45 (66.2) |
|
| 45 (60.8) |
|
| 0.90 |
| 4 years of college | 14 (20.6) |
|
| 17 (23.0) |
|
|
|
| MS or higher degree | 9 (13.2) |
|
| 12 (16.2) |
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