Table 1.
Socio-demographic and major risk factors of study participants by age
| Characteristics | Younger age (≤59) | Older age (≥60) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 117 (26.8) | 90 (37.5) | 0.001 |
| Female | 337 (74.2) | 150 (62.5) | |
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | 154 (33.9) | 142 (59.2) | <0.001 |
| Primary school | 172 (37.9) | 58 (24.2) | |
| Secondary school & higher | 128 (28.2) | 40 (16.7) | |
| Income | |||
| Low (<1000,000) | 273 (65.0) | 171 (75.7) | 0.003 |
| Acceptable | 147 (35.0) | 55 (24.36) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes | 33 (7.3) | 26 (12.1) | 0.07 |
| No | 421 (92.7) | 214 (87.9) | |
| BMI | |||
| < 25 | 79 (18.3) | 41 (18.4) | 0.705 |
| 25–29.9 | 178 (41.2) | 83 (40.1) | |
| ≥ 30 | 175 (40.5) | 95 (41.5) | |
| Disease Duration (year) | |||
| ≤ 3 | 97 (21.5) | 38 (15.8) | 0.110 |
| 4–7 | 115 (25.4) | 46 (19.2) | |
| ≥ 7 | 240 (53.1) | 156 (65) | |
| Hypertension | |||
| No | 196 (46.3) | 87 (36.9) | 0.019 |
| Yes | 227 (53.7) | 149 (63.1) | |
| Total Cholesterol | |||
| Desirable | 365 (92.4) | 198 (93.8) | 0.317 |
| ≥ 240 | 30 (7.6) | 13 (6.2) | |
| HbA1c | |||
| < 7 | 143 (37) | 77 (37) | 0.99 |
| ≥ 7 | 244 (63) | 131 (63) | |
| Complication | |||
| No | 249 (54.8) | 103 (43.9) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 205 (45.2) | 137 (57.1) | |