Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics among cases and controls.
| Controls n (%) |
Cases n (%) |
Category | Characteristic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 (33.8) | 98 (45.6) | Males | Gender |
| 237 (66.2) | 117 (54.4) | Females | |
| 15 (4.2) | 8 (3.7) | 20-30 | Age |
| 34 (9.5) | 30 (14.0) | 30-40 | |
| 95 (26.5) | 46 (21.4) | 40-50 | |
| 120 (33.5) | 77 (35.8) | 50-60 | |
| 74 (20.7) | 37 (17.2) | 60-70 | |
| 20 (5.6) | 17 (7.9) | ≥70 | |
| 79 (22.5) | 44 (21.3) | <25 | BMI |
| 132 (38.9) | 79 (38.2) | 25-30 | |
| 128 (37.8) | 84 (40.6) | ≥30 | |
| 25 (7.0) | 14 (6.5) | 20-30 | Age at diagnosis of DM |
| 51 (14.2) | 43 (20.0) | 30-40 | |
| 122 (34.1) | 79 (36.7) | 40-50 | |
| 116 (32.4) | 58 (27.0) | 50-60 | |
| 44 (12.3) | 21(9.8) | ≥60 | |
| 270 (79.2) | 179 (87.3) | Illiterate / just literate | Literacy level |
| 43 (12.6) | 19 (9.3) | School | |
| 28 (8.2) | 7 (3.4) | College or above |