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. 2018 Sep;47(9):1272–1280.

Table 3:

The relationship between individual behavior, food factors and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Variables All (n=568) T2DM (n=284) Control (n=284) P
Drink <15ml/d 421(74.38) 210(74.20) 211(74.56) 0.923
≥15ml/d 145(25.62) 73(25.80) 72(25.44)
Smoke no 379(66.84) 189(66.55) 190(67.14) 0.882
yes 188(33.16) 95(33.45) 93(32.86)
Physical examination 1times/year 141(24.96) 91(32.04) 50(17.79) 0
little 138(24.42) 73(25.70) 65(23.13)
no 286(50.62) 120(42.25) 166(59.07)
History of chronic disease no 368(64.90) 170(59.86) 198(69.96) 0.012
yes 199(35.10) 114(40.14) 85(30.04)
Family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus no 492(86.77) 245(86.27) 247(87.28) 0.722
yes 75(13.23) 39(13.73) 36(12.72)
Sugary ≤30g/d 388(68.31) 206(72.54) 182(64.08) 0.03
>30g/d 180(31.69) 78(27.46) 102(35.92)
Salty ≤6g/d 204(35.92) 98(34.51) 106(37.32) 0.484
>6g/d 364(64.08) 186(65.49) 178(62.68)
Pickled food ≤3 times/w 480(84.51) 252(88.73) 228(80.28) 0.005
>3 times/w 88(15.49) 32(11.27) 56(19.72)
Peppery food ≤3 times/w 539(94.89) 275(96.83) 264(92.96) 0.036
>3 times/w 29(5.11) 9(3.17) 20(7.04)
Milk ≤200ml/d 397(69.89) 215(75.70) 182(64.08) 0.003
>200ml/d 171(30.11) 69(24.30) 102(35.91)
Soy ≤200ml/d 355(62.5) 188(66.20) 167(58.80) 0.069
200ml/d 213(37.5) 96(33.80) 117(41.20)
Taste tasteless 227(39.96) 137(48.24) 90(31.69) 0
Normal 224(39.44) 77(27.11) 147(51.76)
Salt taste 117(20.60) 70(24.65) 47(16.55)
Vegetables Little 56(9.86) 33(11.62) 23(8.10) 0
250g/d 285(50.18) 113(39.79) 172(60.56)
251–500g/d 116(20.42) 61(21.48) 55(19.37)
Over 500g/d 111(19.54) 77(27.11) 34(11.97)
Fruit ≤200g/d 147(25.88) 81(28.52) 66(23.24) 0.151
200ml/d 421(74.12) 203(71.48) 218(76.76)
Animal fat Peanut oil 524(92.25) 246(86.62) 278(97.89) 0
Animal fat 44(7.75) 38(13.38) 6(2.11)
Red meat ≤40g/d 60(10.58) 24(8.45) 36(12.72) 0.098
>40g/d 507(89.42) 260(91.55) 247(87.28)
White meat ≤40g/d 277(48.85) 160(56.34) 117(41.34) 0
>40g/d 290(51.15) 124(43.66) 166(58.66)
Viscera ≤20g/d 518(91.36) 265(93.31) 253(89.40) 0.098
>20g/d 49(8.64) 19(6.69) 30(10.60)
Fish ≤40g/d 295(52.03) 151(53.17) 144(50.88) 0.586
>40g/d 272(47.97) 133(46.83) 139(49.12)
Egg <1egg/d 309(54.50) 146(51.41) 163(57.60) 0.139
≥1 egg/d 258(45.50) 138(48.59) 120(42.40)

Smoke=≥1/day, consecutively 6 months //Little physical examination=have done physical examination, but less than 1 times per year //No physical examination=have not done physical examination.