Skip to main content

Table 1 General characteristics of diabetic participants

From: Control and complications of diabetes in urban primary care units in Thailand: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Men

Women

p-value*

Number, (%)

125 (25.61)

363 (74.39)

 

Age, years

63.4 ± 1.07

64.3 ± 0.61

0.442

  < 40, n (%)

4 (3.20)

9 (2.49)

0.259

 40—59, n (%)

45 (36.00)

98 (27.07)

 

 60—79, n (%)

66 (52.80)

224 (61.88)

 

  > 80, n (%)

10 (8.00)

31 (8.56)

 

Duration of disease, years

5.4 ± 0.34

7.4 ± 0.28

0.002

  < 5, n (%)

58 (47.54)

93 (25.98)

 < 0.001

 5—9, n (%)

53 (43.44)

217 (60.61)

 

 10—14, n (%)

7 (5.74)

27 (7.54)

 

  > 15, n (%)

4 (3.28)

21 (5.87)

 

BMI, kg/m2

26.5 ± 0.49

27.1 ± 0.27

0.290

  < 18.5

7 (5.60)

12 (3.31)

0.208

 18.5—22.9

30 (24.00)

59 (16.25)

 

 23.0—24.9

18 (14.40)

65 (17.91)

 

 25.0—29.9

44 (35.20)

135 (37.19)

 

  > 30.0

26 (20.80)

92 (25.34)

 

NC, cm

35.4 ± 0.78

34.0 ± 0.53

0.167

WC, cm

91.0 ± 1.29

89.1 ± 0.71

0.179

 m ≤ 90 cm, w ≤ 80 cm

54 (43.55)

83 (23.12)

 < 0.001

 m > 90 cm, w > 80 cm

70 (56.45)

276 (76.88)

 

SBP, mmHg

133.8 ± 1.36

133.1 ± 0.78

0.664

  < 130, n (%)

44 (35.20)

147 (40.50)

0.656

 130—139, n (%)

44 (35.20)

108 (29.75)

 

 140—159, n (%)

32 (25.60)

94 (25.90)

 

  > 160, n (%)

5 (4.00)

14 (3.86)

 

DBP, mmHg

76.0 ± 1.07

72.9 ± 0.60

0.010

Underlying diseases

Hypertension, n (%)

102 (81.60)

288 (79.34)

0.586

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

73 (58.40)

221 (60.88)

0.635

Ischemic heart, n (%)

3 (2.40)

5 (1.38)

0.437

Stroke or paralysis, n (%)

2 (1.60)

5 (1.38)

0.572

Gout, n (%)

14 (11.20)

31 (8.54)

0.374

Lifestyle

Exercise, n (%)

 seldom

59 (47.58)

171 (47.50)

0.988

 once a week

25 (20.16)

113 (31.39)

 

  > 2–3 times a week

40 (32.26)

76 (21.11)

 

Smoking, n (%)

 never

78 (63.41)

354 (98.06)

 < 0.001

 stop smoking

36 (29.27)

6 (1.66)

 

 smoking

9 (7.32)

1 (0.28)

 

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

 no

84 (67.74)

350 (96.69)

 < 0.001

 yes

40 (32.26)

12 (3.31)

 

Family history of CVD

Heart failure, n (%)

2 (1.60)

26 (7.16)

0.021

Cancer, n (%)

20 (16.00)

67 (18.46)

0.536

Ischemic heart, n (%)

1 (0.80)

3 (0.83)

0.728

Paralysis or stroke, n (%)

5 (4.00)

17 (4.68)

0.488

  1. *p-value is the differences between male and female based on independent t-test or chi-square for continuous and categorical variables, respectively; mean ± SEM, standard error of mean, BMI Body mass index, NC Neck circumference, WC Waist circumference, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, CVD cardiovascular diseases
Back to article page

BMC Primary Care

ISSN: 2731-4553

Contact us