Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants with diabetes mellitus (DM, n = 130) and without diabetes mellitus (Non-DM, n = 100).
| Characteristics | DM n = 130 (%) |
Non-DM n = 100 (%) |
Total n = 230 (%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 43/130 (33.1%) | 34/100 (34%) | 77/230 (33.5%) | 0.883 |
| Female | 87/130 (66.9%) | 66/100 (66%) | 153/230 (66.5%) | ||
| Age | <65 years | 54/130 (41.5%) | 43/100 (43%) | 97/230 (42.2%) | 0.824 |
| ≥65 years | 76/130 (58.5%) | 57/100 (57%) | 133/230 (57.8%) | ||
| Level of education | Low (≤primary school) |
120/130 (92.3%) | 84/100 (84%) | 204/230 (88.7%) | 0.049 * |
| High (≥secondary school) |
10/130 (7.7%) | 16/100 (16%) | 26/230 (11.3%) | ||
| Employed | No | 66/130 (50.8%) | 58/100 (58%) | 124/230 (53.9%) | 0.275 |
| Yes | 64/130 (49.2%) | 42/100 (42%) | 106/230 (46.1%) | ||
| Source of drinking water | Treated water (bottled and tap water) | 118/130 (90.8%) | 96/100 (96%) | 214/230 (93%) | 0.122 |
| Untreated water (surface and rainwater) | 12/130 (9.2%) | 4/100 (4%) | 16/230 (7%) | ||
| Animals in the household | No | 53/130 (40.8%) | 44/100 (44%) | 97/230 (42.2%) | 0.623 |
| Yes | 77/130 (59.2%) | 56/100 (56%) | 133/230 (57.8%) | ||
* p < 0.05; DM, diabetes mellitus.