Table 3. Prevalence of poor glycemic control and other cardiovascular disease risk factors among study participants stratified by gender (N = 366).
| Variables | Total | Gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% C.I. | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | P value | ||
| Poor glycemic control | ||||||
| Yes | 243 (66.4) | 61.5–71.2 | 133 (36.3) | 110 (30.1) | 0.25 | |
| No | 123 (33.6) | 75 (20.5) | 48 (13.1) | |||
| Behavioral CVD risk factors | ||||||
| Current smoker | ||||||
| Yes | 66 (18) | 14.0–21.9 | 60 (16.4) | 6 (1.6) | <0.001 | |
| No | 300 (82) | 148 (40.4) | 152 (41.5) | |||
| Current tobacco user | ||||||
| Yes | 63 (17.2) | 13.3–21.0 | 58 (15.8) | 5 (1.4) | <0.001 | |
| No | 303 (82.8) | 150 (41) | 153 (41.8) | |||
| Current alcohol user | ||||||
| Yes | 54 (14.8) | 11.1–18.4 | 51 (13.9) | 3 (0.8) | <0.001 | |
| No | 312 (85.2) | 157 (42.9) | 155 (42.3) | |||
| Fruit and/or vegetable intake | ||||||
| Inadequate | 359 (98.1) | 96.7–99.4 | 205 (56) | 154 (42.1) | 0.45 | |
| Adequate | 7 (1.9) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (1.1) | |||
| Cooking oil | ||||||
| Non plant based oil | 33 (9) | 6.0–11.9 | 21 (5.6) | 12 (3.2) | 0.40 | |
| Plant based oil | 333 (91) | 187 (51.1) | 146 (39.9) | |||
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Inactive | 36 (9.8) | 6.7–12.8 | 16 (4.4) | 20 (5.5) | 0.11 | |
| Active | 330 (90.2) | 192 (52.5) | 138 (37.7) | |||
| Anthropometric and clinical risk factors | ||||||
| Body Mass Index | ||||||
| Underweight | 8 (2.2) | 5 (1.4) | 3 (0.8) | 0.16 | ||
| Normal | 185 (50.5) | 114 (31.1) | 71 (19.4) | |||
| Overweight | 136 (37.2) | 32.2–42.1 | 73 (19.9) | 63 (17.2) | ||
| Obese | 37 (10.1) | 7.0–13.1 | 16 (4.4) | 21 (5.7) | ||
| Waist circumference | ||||||
| Raised | 145 (39.6) | 34.5–44.6 | 33 (9) | 112 (30.6) | <0.001 | |
| Normal | 221 (60.4) | 175 (47.8) | 46 (12.6) | |||
| Hypertension | ||||||
| Yes | 216 (59) | 52.9–63.0 | 125 (34.2) | 91 (24.9) | 0.63 | |
| No | 150 (41) | 83 (22.7) | 67 (18.3) | |||
| Dyslipidemia | ||||||
| Yes | 249 (68) | 63.2–72.7 | 156 (42.6) | 93 (25.4) | 0.001 | |
| No | 117 (32) | 52 (14.2) | 65 (17.8) | |||