Table 1. Epidemiological characteristics of patients with and without diabetes.

	Patients group N = 173		Control group N = 50		p
	N	%	N	%
Sex
Male	73	42.1	21	42.0	>0.05
Female	100	57.8	29	58.0
Age
20–39	24	13.8	7	14.0	>0.05
40–59	63	36.4	18	36.0
60+	86	49.7	25	50.0
Place of residence
Urban	100	57.8	29	58.0	>0.05
Rural	73	42.2	21	42.0
Smoking
Yes	107	61.8	31	62.0	>0.05
No	66	38.2	19	38.0
Alcohol abuse
Yes	100	57.8	29	58.0	>0.05
No	73	42.2	21	42.0
BMI
18.5–24.9	29	16.8	-	-	-
25–29.9	43	24.9	-	-
30–39.9	101	58.4	-	-
Duration of diabetes (years)					-
1–5	38	22.0	-	-	-
6–10	44	25.4	-	-
>10	91	52.6	-	-

BMI—body mass index, N–number of patients

Pearson’s chi-square test