Table 4.
Prevalence of diabetes by sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the subjects
| Variable | Diabetic | Non-diabetic | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | |||
| ≤ 40 | 5 (2.9) | 35 (20.6) | 0.041* |
| > 40 | 37 (21.8) | 93 (54.7) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 9 (5.2) | 13 (7.6) | 0.045* |
| Female | 33 (19.2) | 117 (68.0) | |
| Educational Status | |||
| None | 2 (1.2) | 6 (3.5) | 0.851 |
| Quaranic | 28 (16.3) | 81 (47.1) | |
| Primary | 7 (4.1) | 17 (9.9) | |
| Secondary | 3 (1.7) | 16 (9.3) | |
| Tertiary | 2 (1.2) | 10 (5.8) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hausa/Fulani | 37 (22.6) | 106 (64.6) | 0.292 |
| Others | 3 (1.8) | 18 (10.9) | |
| Employment Status | |||
| Employed | 24 (15.0) | 75 (46.9) | 0.960 |
| Unemployed | 15 (9.4) | 46 (28.8) | |
| Sedentary lifestyle | |||
| Yes | 12 (7.1) | 33 (19.5) | 0.660 |
| No | 29 (17.2) | 95 (56.2) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes | 2 (1.2) | 4 (2.3) | |
| No | 40 (23.3) | 126 (73.3) | 0.454 |
| Alcohol | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) | 0.198 |
| No | 42 (24.4) | 128 (74.4) | |
| Family history of diabetes | |||
| Yes | 11 (6.4) | 20 (11.6) | 0.113 |
| No | 31 (18.0) | 110 (63.9) | |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| Normal | 6 (3.9) | 29 (19.1) | 0.178 |
| Overweight | 16 (10.5) | 34 (22.4) | |
| Obesity | 13 (8.6) | 54 (35.5) | |
| Waist circumference | |||
| Normal | 4 (2.6) | 27 (17.2) | 0.088 |
| Central obesity | 33 (21.0) | 93 (59.2) |
*
Statistical significance, p < 0.05