Table 1.
Intergroup Comparison of Sociodemographic Variables: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) (Absence and Presence) and Obesity (Absence and Presence).
| T2DM | Intergroup Comparisons | Effect Sizes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absence (G1) n = 250 |
Presence (G2) n = 57 |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | t (p) | Cohen’s d | |
| Age | 51.3 (12.0) |
58.3 (11.5) |
t(1, 305) = −4.04 (<0.001) |
−0.60 M |
| % | % | χ2 (p) | Cohen’s w | |
| Gender | χ2(1) = 0.64 (0.422) |
0.05 N | ||
| Male | 63.6 | 57.9 | ||
| Female | 36.4 | 42.1 | ||
| Marital status | χ2(1) = 0.75 (0.386) |
0.05 N | ||
| With partner | 77.2 | 82.5 | ||
| Without partner | 22.8 | 17.5 | ||
| Education | χ2(2) = 1.92 (0.383) |
0.08 N | ||
| Low | 37.6 | 47.4 | ||
| Medium | 31.6 | 28.1 | ||
| High | 30.8 | 24.6 | ||
| Employment | χ2(1) = 4.39 (0.036) |
0.12 S | ||
| Working | 60.8 | 45.6 | ||
| Not working | 39.2 | 54.4 | ||
| Obesity | Intergroup Comparisons | Effect Sizes | ||
|
Absence
(G3) n = 165 |
Presence
(G4) n = 142 |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | t (p) | Cohen’s d | |
| Age | 52.0 (12.4) |
53.2 (11.9) |
t(1, 305) = −0.86 (0.391) |
−0.10 N |
| % | % | χ2 (p) | Cohen’s w | |
| Gender | χ2(1) = 0.04 (0.848) |
0.01 N | ||
| Male | 63.0 | 62.0 | ||
| Female | 37.0 | 38.0 | ||
| Marital status | χ2(1) = 0.08 (0.780) |
−0.02 N | ||
| With partner | 78.8 | 77.5 | ||
| Without partner | 21.2 | 22.5 | ||
| Education | χ2(2) = 2.73 (0.256) |
0.09 N | ||
| Low | 43.0 | 35.2 | ||
| Medium | 30.9 | 31.0 | ||
| High | 26.1 | 33.8 | ||
| Employment | χ2(1) = 2.16 (0.142) |
0.08 N | ||
| Working | 61.8 | 53.5 | ||
| Not working | 38.2 | 46.5 | ||
Note. N: null effect size; S: small effect size; M: medium effect size. The independent sample t-test (age), and Pearson’s Chi-square (categorical variables) were applied.