Table 2. Descriptive statistics for quantitative sociodemographic data and comparison according to Type of participants.
| Group | Count | Min | Max | Mean | SEM | P25 | Median | P75 | STS (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Control | 50 | 45.00 | 65.00 | 52.46 | 0.89 | 48.00 | 50.00 | 57.00 | -3.52** (< 0.001) |
| (years) | Diabetic | 47 | 45.00 | 65.00 | 57.02 | 0.85 | 52.00 | 58.00 | 62.00 | |
| Body Mass Index | Control | 50 | 18.50 | 33.40 | 25.63 | 0.45 | 23.90 | 24.90 | 27.80 | -3.98* (p < 0.001) |
| (kg/m2) | Diabetic | 47 | 20.50 | 34.90 | 28.64 | 0.61 | 25.60 | 28.70 | 33.10 |
Min–minimum; Max–maximum; SEM–standard error of the mean; P25 –percentile 25; P75 –percentile 75; STS–Standardized Test Statistic obtained for the independent samples t- test (*) or for the Mann-Whitney U test (**)