Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants according to having or not having type 2 diabetes
|  | Type 2 diabetes (n = 142) | Non-type 2 diabetes (n = 142) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 43.69 ± 10.12 | 36.28 ± 10.48 | 0.0001 |
Age group | |||
 < 30 | 26 (18.6%) | 18 (12.7%) | 0.89 |
 30–39 | 5 (3.4%) | 6 (4.7%) | |
 40–49 | 5 (3.4%) | 7 (5.3%) | |
 50–59 | 2 (1.7%) | 9 (6.0%) | |
 > 60 | 104 (72.9%) | 102 (71.3%) | |
Sex | |||
 Female | 120 (84.7%) | 111 (78.0%) | 0.08 |
 Male | 22 (15.3%) | 31 (22.0%) | |
BMI | 44.2 ± 12.5 | 41.7 ± 11.1 | 0.035 |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 15 (10.2%) | 41 (28.7%) | 0.067 |
 Married | 120 (84.7%) | 97 (68.7%) | |
 Widow | 7 (5.1%) | 4 (2.7%) | |
Education level | |||
 Illiterate | 7 (5.1%) | 3 (2.0%) | 0.041 |
 High school | 34 (23.7%) | 35 (24.7%) | |
 Diploma | 34 (23.7%) | 57 (40.0%) | |
 Associate | 17 (11.9%) | 8 (6.0%) | |
 Bachelor | 45 (32.2%) | 25 (17.3%) | |
 Master | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (9.3%) | |
 Doctoral or higher | 5 (3.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | |
Smoking | |||
 Non-smoker | 132 (93.2%) | 111 (78.0%) | 0.267 |
 Smoker | 10 (6.8%) | 24 (16.7%) | |
 Smoker in the past | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (5.3%) | |
Ghelion use | |||
 Yes | 15 (10.2%) | 20 (14.1%) | 0.695 |
 No | 127 (89.8%) | 122 (85.9%) | |