Table 3.
Association between sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, and lifestyle factors and FPG Status.
| FBG | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Abnormal | χ 2 | p-value | |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 38.29 ± 13.84 | 42.85 ± 15.21 | -1.04 (t-test) |
0.316 ǂ |
| Sex | 1.00 § | |||
| Male | 105(91.30) | 10(8.70) | ||
| Female | 28(90.32) | 3(9.68) | ||
| Marital Status | 7.16 | 0.028∗ | ||
| Married | 58 (93.55) | 4 (6.45) | ||
| Single | 69 (92.00) | 6 (8.00) | ||
| Separated/Divorced | 6 (66.67) | 3 (33.33) | ||
| Highest Educational Level | 0.433 § | |||
| None | 12(92.31) | 1 (7.69) | ||
| Primary | 13(92.86) | 1 (7.14) | ||
| Middle School/ JHS | 47(87.04) | 7 (12.96) | ||
| O-level/SHS | 31(96.88) | 1 (3.13) | ||
| Tertiary | 22(95.65) | 1 (4.35) | ||
| Other | 8(80.00) | 2 (20.00) | ||
| Employment Status | 0.185 § | |||
| Unemployed | 37(97.37) | 1 (2.63) | ||
| Employed | 96(88.89) | 12(11.11) | ||
| Smoking | 1.00 § | |||
| Yes | 9(90.00) | 1(10.00) | ||
| No | 124(91.18) | 12(8.82) | ||
| Alcohol Intake | 0.692 § | |||
| Yes | 21(95.45) | 1 (4.55) | ||
| No | 112(90.32) | 12(9.68) | ||
| Clinical Factors | 53.05 ± 9.02 | 49.62 ± 7.75 | 1.5 | 0.153 ǂ |
| Weight (Mean ± SD) | ||||
| Height (Mean ± SD) | 1.69 ± 0.08 | 1.66 ± 0.06 | 1.44 | 0.168 ǂ |
| BMI | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 18.52 ± 3.02 | 18.12 ± 2.92 | 0.47 | 0.647 ǂ |
| Below 18.5 (Underweight) | 94 (91.26) | 9 (8.74) | 0.816 § | |
| 18.5-24.9 (Normal) | 36 (90.00) | 4 (10.00) | ||
| 25-29.9 (Over Weight) | 2 (100.0) | 0 | ||
| Above 30 (Obese) | 1 (100.0) | 0 | ||
| Waist Circumference | ||||
| Waist Circumference (Mean ± SD) | 76.30 ± 7.48 | 76.21 ± 5.72 | 0.05 | 0.963 ǂ |
| Hip Circumference (Mean ± SD) | 89.55 ± 7.48 | 88.06 ± 6.87 | 0.74 | 0.472 ǂ |
| Waist-Hip Ratio (Mean ± SD) | 0.85 ± 0.07 | 0.86 ± 0.07 | -0.3 | 0.769 ǂ |
| Blood Pressure | ||||
| SBP (Mean ± SD) | 117.36 ± 21.17 | 120.23± 28.05 | -0.36 | 0.725 ǂ |
| DBP (Mean ± SD) | 76.80 ± 12.08 | 80.5 ± 12.35 | -1.04 | 0.318 ǂ |
| Pulse (Mean ± SD) | 104.15 ± 17.17 | 110.54 ± 13.93 | -1.54 | 0.142 ǂ |
∗p<0.05; values were based on Pearson chi-square and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables, and t-test for comparing the means. SD: standard deviation of age. (%) represents row percentage, ǂ estimated p-value from the Welch t-test, and § p-value estimate from Fisher's exact test.