Table 3.
Comparison of the demographic parameters of the three groups
| Parameters |
Control n (%) |
FDR n (%) |
T2DM n (%) |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 96 | N = 96 | N = 124 | X 2 | df | p | |
|
Age group | ||||||
| 30-39 years |
7(7.3) |
5(5.2) |
7(5.6) |
2.107 |
8 |
0.97 |
| 40-49 years |
12(12.5) |
13(13.5) |
15(12.1) |
|
|
|
| 50-59 years |
32(33.3) |
35(36.5) |
45(36.3) |
|
|
|
| 60-69 years |
28(29.2) |
31(32.3) |
41(33.1) |
|
|
|
| 70+ year |
17(17.7) |
12(12.5) |
16(12.9) |
|
|
|
|
Sex | ||||||
| Male |
38(39.6) |
38(39.6) |
50(40.3) |
0.017 |
2 |
0.99 |
| Famale |
58(60.4) |
58(60.4) |
74(59.7) |
|
|
|
|
Level of education | ||||||
| No education |
6(6.3) |
17(17.7) |
20(16.1) |
15.282 |
6 |
0.01* |
| Primary |
22(22.9) |
24(25.0) |
37(29.8) |
|
|
|
| Secondary |
33(34.4) |
16(16.7) |
23(18.5) |
|
|
|
| Tertiary |
35(36.5) |
39(40.6) |
44(35.5) |
|
|
|
|
Marital status | ||||||
| Single |
4(4.2) |
4(4.2) |
3(2.4) |
8.582 |
6 |
0.19 |
| Married |
84(87.5) |
86(89.6) |
112(90.3) |
|
|
|
| Divorced |
0(0) |
0(0) |
4(3.2) |
|
|
|
| Widowed | 8(8.3) | 6(6.3) | 5(4.0) | |||
F = Fishers exact test, df = degree of freedom, P = probability value, n = number, N = sample size and * = p < 0.05 (statistically significant).