Table 1.
Phenotypic and socio-demographic characteristic of the IFG population, by gender
| IFG population | Chi squared p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n = 198) | Male (n = 253) | |||
| Age (years) | 20–29 | 4% | 4% | 0.17 |
| 30–39 | 8% | 15% | ||
| 40–49 | 18% | 18% | ||
| 50–59 | 34% | 35% | ||
| 60–69 | 32% | 25% | ||
| 70 | 4% | 4% | ||
| Locality (districts) | Southern Harbour | 17% | 16% | 0.59 |
| Northern Harbour | 25% | 28% | ||
| Southeastern | 16% | 15% | ||
| Western | 12% | 15% | ||
| Northern | 13% | 13% | ||
| Gozo | 19% | 13% | ||
| Highest Education Level | No formal education | 0% | 0% | 0.15 |
| Primary | 17% | 10% | ||
| Unfinished secondary | 10% | 8% | ||
| Finished secondary | 45% | 44% | ||
| Tertiary | 14% | 19% | ||
| University | 12% | 15% | ||
| Post-graduate | 2% | 4% | ||
| Employment | Employed | 38% | 72% | <0.01 |
| Unemployed | 1% | 2% | ||
| Student | 1% | 0% | ||
| Retired | 14% | 26% | ||
| Domestic | 46% | 0% | ||
| Smoking habit | Non-smoker | 86% | 76% | 0.01 |
| Smoker | 14% | 24% | ||
| Alcohol habit | No alcohol intake | 79% | 41% | <0.01 |
| Alcohol intake | 21% | 58% | ||
| BMI (Kg/m2) | Underweight (<=18.40) | 1% | 1% | <0.01 |
| Normal (18.41–24.99) | 22% | 11% | ||
| Overweight (25–29.99) | 30% | 45% | ||
| Obese (> = 30) | 47% | 42% | ||
| DM dyslipidaemia* | Yes | 7% | 9% | 0.36 |
| No | 93% | 91% | ||
*LDL-C > 2.59 mmol/L + Triglycerides > = 1.69 mmol/L + HDL-C < =1.03 mmol/L for males or HDL-C < =1.29 mmol/L for females