Table 1. Characteristics of study participants by their glycemic status (N = 280).

Indicators	Normal (n = 143)	Prediabetic (n = 36)	Diabetic (n = 101)
Age (mean, ±SD):	45.5 (10.7)	46.7 (10.6)	47.4 (11.5)
Sex (n, %):
Male	81 (56.6)	17 (47.2)	53 (52.5)
Female	62 (43.4)	19 (52.8)	48 (47.5)
Education (n, %):
No education	18 (12.6)	8 (22.2)	10 (9.9)
Primary	17 (11.9)	4 (11.1)	11 (10.9)
Secondary/Higher secondary	67 (46.8)	15 (41.7)	52 (51.5)
Graduate/Masters	40 (28.0)	9 (25.0)	27 (26.7)
Others and missing	1 (0.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.0)
Household income/m (n, %):
0–5000	36 (25.1)	3 (8.3)	10 (9.9)
5001–10000	39 (27.3)	16 (44.5)	32 (31.7)
10001–20000	43 (30.1)	10 (27.8)	35 (34.6)
>20000	24 (16.8)	7 (19.4)	22 (21.8)
No information	1 (0.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.0)
Smoking status (n, %):
Smoked never	106 (74.1)	31 (86.1)	75 (74.3)
Previous smoker	19 (13.3)	1 (2.8)	18 (17.8)
Current smoker	18 (12.6)	3 (8.3)	8 (7.9)
No information	0 (0.0)	1 (2.8)	0 (0.0)
Diabetes in family (n, %):
Yes	22 (15.4)	8 (22.2)	31 (30.7)
No	121 (84.6)	28 (77.8)	70 (69.3)
Hypertension status (n, %):
Yes	43 (30.1)	17 (47.2)	32 (31.7)
No	80 (55.9)	13 (36.1)	52 (51.5)
Don't know	19 (13.3)	6 (16.7	16 (15.8)
No information	1 (0.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.0)
BMI (n,%):
<18.5	15 (10.5)	1 (2.8)	8 (7.9)
18.5–25	77 (53.8)	24 (66.6)	55 (54.5)
>25	51 (35.7)	11 (30.6)	38 (37.6)
Taking any medicines (n, %):
Yes	85 (59.4)	20 (55.6)	75 (74.3)
No	57 (39.9)	16 (44.4)	25 (24.7)
No information	1 (0.7)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.0)
Taking antihypertensive (n,%):
Yes	43 (30.1)	17 (47.2)	28 (27.7)
No	85 (59.4)	11 (30.6)	65 (64.4)
No information	15 (10.5)	8 (22.2)	8 (7.9)
Taking hypoglycaemics (n, %)
Yes	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	53 (52.5)
No	128 (89.5)	27 (75.0)	41 (40.6)
No information	15 (10.5)	9 (25.0)	7 (6.9)