| Factors | Controls | T2DM | P value |
| 1) Age (Mean, SD) | 51.2 (11.6) | 51.1 (11.1) | 0.980 |
| 2) Gender (N, %) |
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| a) Male | 30 (55.6) | 22 (40.7) | 0.123 |
| b) Female | 24 (44.4) | 32 (59.3) |
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| 3) Tribe (N, %) |
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| a) Yoruba | 46 (85.2) | 44 (83.0) | 0.667 |
| b) Hausa | 2 (3.7) | 3 (5.6) |
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| c) Igbo | 4 (7.4) | 2 (3.8) |
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| d) Others | 2 (3.7) | 4 (7.6) |
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| 4) Education (N, %) |
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| a) Tertiary | 24 (46.1) | 16 (32.0) | 0.052 |
| b) Secondary | 14 (26.9) | 17 (34.0) |
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| c) Primary | 9 (17.3) | 6 (30.0) |
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| d) No formal Education | 5 (9.6) | - |
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