Table 3. Prevalence of dyslipidemia among the study participants.

Variable	Dyslipidemic (n=343)	Non-dyslipidemic	Χ2	P-value
		(n=75)
Gender			9.287	0.003
1.     Male	106 (30.9)	37 (49.3)
2.     Female	237 (69.1)	38 (50.7)
Age			----	-----
1.     Less than 40	12 (3.5)	0 (0)
2.     40-50	68 (19.8)	15 (20)
3.     51-60	123 (35.9)	21 (28)
4.     More than 60	140 (40.8)	39 (52)
HbA1c			7.584	0.005
1.     Controlled	76 (22.2)	28 (37.3)
2.     Uncontrolled	267 (77.8)	47 (62.7)
Body mass index			-----	-----
1.     Underweight	1 (0.29)	0 (0)
2.     Normal weight	20 (5.8)	9 (12)
3.     Overweight	97 (28.3)	24 (32)
4.     Obese	267 (63.9)	42 (56)
Diabetes duration			0.752	0.687
1.     Less than 5 years	43 (12.5)	12 (16)
2.     5-10 years	121 (35.3)	24 (32)
3.     More than 10 years	179 (52.2)	39 (52)
Educational level			13.678	0.009
1.     Illiterate	145 (42.3)	21 (28)
2.     Primary	103 (30)	23 (30.7)
3.     Secondary	22 (6.4)	12 (16)
4.     High school	53 (15.5)	10 (13.3)
5.     Bachelor or higher	20 (5.8)	9 (12)
Smoking			-----	------
1.     Smoker	23 (6.7)	0 (0)
2.     Non-smoker	320 (93.3)	75 (100)
Family history			5.678	0.0172
1.     Yes	270 (78.7)	68 (90.7)
2.     No	73 (21.3)	7 (9.3)
Frequency of eating vegetables and fruits			0.1316	0.7168
1.     Less than 5 servings/day
2.     5 or more servings/day	331 (96.5)	73 (21.3)
	12 (3.5)	2 (2.7)
Duration of physical activity			3.608	0.307
1.     Less than 30 minutes	27 (7.9)	6 (8)
2.     30-60 minutes	68 (19.8)	22 (29.3)
3.     More than 60 minutes	15 (4.4)	2 (2.7)
4.     Not practicing	233 (67.9)	45 (60)
How often do you exercise?			18.452	0.0004
1.     Less than 3 times per week	58 (16.9)	10 (13.3)
2.     3-5 times per week	30 (8.7)	13 (17.3)
3.     More than 5 times per week	22 (6.4)	14 (18.7)
4.     Not practicing	233 (67.9)	38 (50.7)
Are you physically active?			1.696	0.198
1.     Yes	106 (30.9)	29 (38.7)
2.     No	237 (69.1)	46 (61.3)