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. 2025 Aug 21;25:802. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-07153-z

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of diabetic participants stratified by WWI tertile

Variables Total (N = 3375) weight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) P-value
T1(8.91–11.30)
N = 1125
T2(11.31–11.91)
N = 1125
T3(11.91–14.37)
N = 1125
Age(years) 59.97 ± 13.30 55.86 ± 13.12 60.76 ± 13.23 63.29 ± 12.47 < 0.001
PIR 2.32 ± 1.55 2.55 ± 1.60 2.30 ± 1.54 2.12 ± 1.48 < 0.001
Energy (kcal) 1898.25 ± 798.91 2066.58 ± 863.92 1854.81 ± 781.11 1773.36 ± 716.62 < 0.001
Protein (g) 77.35 ± 35.29 83.86 ± 39.21 76.27 ± 34.28 71.91 ± 30.85 < 0.001
Total fat (g) 75.25 ± 38.92 81.69 ± 40.86 73.22 ± 38.62 70.83 ± 36.35 < 0.001
Carbohydrates (g) 224.59 ± 98.21 241.75 ± 106.84 220.52 ± 97.56 211.32 ± 86.80 < 0.001
Dietary fiber (g) 16.66 ± 9.23 17.82 ± 10.00 16.65 ± 9.42 15.49 ± 8.01 < 0.001
Calcium (mg) 865.40 ± 460.52 917.08 ± 493.64 849.07 ± 471.30 830.04 ± 408.19 < 0.001
Total folic acid (µg) 368.71 ± 197.69 392.62 ± 215.44 364.66 ± 192.99 348.85 ± 180.76 < 0.001
Vitamin B12 (µg) 4.76 ± 6.15 5.04 ± 6.02 4.70 ± 5.85 4.55 ± 6.56 0.002
Gender < 0.001
Male 1796 (53.21%) 755 (67.11%) 637 (56.62%) 404 (35.91%)
Female 1579 (46.79%) 370 (32.89%) 488 (43.38%) 721 (64.09%)
Race < 0.001
Mexican American 605 (17.93%) 163 (14.49%) 225 (20.00%) 217 (19.29%)
Other Hispanic 375 (11.11%) 108 (9.60%) 125 (11.11%) 142 (12.62%)
Non-Hispanic White 1196 (35.44%) 314 (27.91%) 389 (34.58%) 493 (43.82%)
Non-Hispanic Black 850 (25.19%) 388 (34.49%) 265 (23.56%) 197 (17.51%)
Other Race 349 (10.34%) 152 (13.51%) 121 (10.76%) 76 (6.76%)
Education level < 0.001
< High school 999 (29.60%) 268 (23.82%) 332 (29.51%) 399 (35.47%)
High school 781 (23.14%) 270 (24.00%) 244 (21.69%) 267 (23.73%)
>High school 1595 (47.26%) 587 (52.18%) 549 (48.80%) 459 (40.80%)
Marital status < 0.001
Non-single 2038 (60.39%) 705 (62.67%) 717 (63.73%) 616 (54.76%)
Single 1337 (39.61%) 420 (37.33%) 408 (36.27%) 509 (45.24%)
Alcohol use < 0.001
Yes 1993 (59.05%) 725 (64.44%) 667 (59.29%) 601 (53.42%)
No 1382 (40.95%) 400 (35.56%) 458 (40.71%) 524 (46.58%)
Smoking 0.231
Yes 1687 (49.99%) 539 (47.91%) 576 (51.20%) 572 (50.84%)
No 1688 (50.01%) 586 (52.09%) 549 (48.80%) 553 (49.16%)
Hypertension < 0.001
Yes 2206 (65.36%) 671 (59.64%) 734 (65.24%) 801 (71.20%)
No 1169 (34.64%) 454 (40.36%) 391 (34.76%) 324 (28.80%)
Physical activity < 0.001
light 1623 (48.09%) 466 (41.42%) 532 (47.29%) 625 (55.56%)
moderate 1153 (34.16%) 359 (31.91%) 412 (36.62%) 382 (33.96%)
vigorous 599 (17.75%) 300 (26.67%) 181 (16.09%) 118 (10.49%)
Depressive symptoms < 0.001
Yes 427 (12.65%) 92 (8.18%) 138 (12.27%) 197 (17.51%)
No 2948 (87.35%) 1033 (91.82%) 987 (87.73%) 928 (82.49%)

Continuous variables were expressed as mean ± SD and analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Student's t-test. Categorical variables were analyzed using chi-square tests and expressed as frequencies (n) and percentages (%); PIR poverty-income ratio