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Table 1 Characteristics of male or female patients illustrated by education and income levels

From: Association between socioeconomic status and metabolic control and diabetes complications: a cross-sectional nationwide study in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Variables

All patients

Education

Household net income#

Illiteracy

Primary education

Secondary education

College and above

p

<2000

2000–5000

≥5000

p

Male, n

11,955

277

1836

5738

4104

 

3941

5796

1804

 

Age (y), mean ± SD

60.9 ± 12.65

70.9 ± 10.76

67.5 ± 11.28

60.3 ± 11.88

58.2 ± 13.04

<0.001

62.1 ± 11.90

61.1 ± 12.70

57.9 ± 13.53

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

24.8 ± 3.32

24.1 ± 3.36

24.4 ± 3.39

24.8 ± 3.36

25.1 ± 3.21

<0.001

24.5 ± 3.32

24.9 ± 3.30

25.2 ± 3.34

<0.001

WC (cm), mean ± SD

87.1 ± 7.75

86.2 ± 8.62

86.2 ± 8.07

87.1 ± 7.70

87.7 ± 7.55

<0.001

86.5 ± 7.73

87.4 ± 7.66

88.0 ± 7.67

<0.001

Diabetes duration (y), median (IQR)

5.8 (2.4-10.9)

5.8 (2.5–11.0)

5.7 (2.6–11.0)

5.8 (2.5–11.0)

5.8 (2.3–10.9)

0.316

5.5 (2.3–10.9)

5.9 (2.6–11.0)

5.8 (2.3–10.9)

0.011

Current smoker, n (%)

3888 (32.5)

74 (26.7)

499 (27.2)

2021 (35.2)

1294 (31.5)

0.007

1300 (33.0)

1805 (31.1)

647 (35.9)

0.001

Alcohol consumptions, n (%)

1944 (16.3)

41 (14.8)

254 (13.8)

935 (16.3)

714 (17.4)

0.007

588 (14.9)

953 (16.4)

353 (19.6)

0.001

Sedentary lifestyle, n (%)

4355 (36.4)

160 (57.8)

763 (41.6)

2100 (36.6)

1332 (32.5)

<0.001

1399 (35.5)

2139 (36.9)

683 (37.9)

0.104

Good medication adherence, n (%)

10,129 (84.7)

218 (78.7)

1541 (83.9)

4829 (84.2)

3541 (86.3)

<0.001

3250 (82.5)

4964 (85.6)

1536 (85.1)

<0.001

Female, n

13,499

1418

3831

6198

2025

 

6098

5790

1160

 

Age (y), mean ± SD

64.0 ± 10.87

71.0 ± 9.34

67.2 ± 9.91

61.3 ± 10.19

61.1 ± 11.63

<0.001

64.2 ± 10.58

64.1 ± 10.83

62.4 ± 12.13

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

24.8 ± 3.78

24.7 ± 3.67

24.9 ± 3.93

24.9 ± 3.74

24.6 ± 3.68

0.024

24.8 ± 3.76

24.9 ± 3.83

24.6 ± 3.56

0.097

WC (cm), mean ± SD

78.9 ± 5.90

79.0 ± 6.07

79.0 ± 6.02

79.0 ± 5.71

78.4 ± 6.13

0.004

78.8 ± 5.93

79.0 ± 5.82

78.9 ± 5.90

<0.001

Diabetes duration (y), median (IQR)

6.8 (2.8–12.0)

7.1 (3.0–12.2)

7.2 (3.0-12.5)

6.6 (2.8–11.8)

6.7 (2.6–12.3)

<0.001

6.6 (2.7–11.5)

6.9 (2.9–12.6)

7.0 (2.9–12.9)

<0.001

Current smoker, n (%)

283 (2.1)

34 (2.4)

93 (2.4)

136 (2.2)

20 (1.0)

<0.001

145 (2.4)

105 (1.8)

22 (1.9)

<0.001

Alcohol consumptions, n (%)

67 (0.5)

10 (0.7)

17 (0.4)

29 (0.5)

11 (0.5)

0.318

31 (0.5)

28 (0.5)

5 (0.4)

0.306

Sedentary lifestyle, n(%)

4883 (36.2)

728 (51.3)

1591 (41.5)

1976 (31.9)

588 (28.7)

<0.001

2222 (36.4)

2064 (35.6)

438 (37.8)

0.013

Good medication adherence, n (%)

11,927 (88.4)

1175 (82.9)

3345 (87.3)

5533 (89.3)

1874 (91.3)

<0.001

5198 (85.2)

5258 (90.8)

1063 (91.6)

<0.001

  1. 414 male patients and 451 female patients without household income record. BMI body mass index; WC waist circumference
  2. Continuous variables were analyzed using the Student’s t test and ANOVA. Categorical variables were analyzed using the Chi squared test and Fisher’s exact test