Table 1.
Socioeconomic characteristics of the study participants
| Variables | Levels | Normal | Hyperglycemic | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living area | Rural | 4501 (70.53%) | 1881 (29.47%) | 6382 (36.05%) | 0.7413 |
| Urban | 7959 (70.29%) | 3364 (29.71%) | 11323 (63.95%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 5863 (69.89%) | 2526 (30.11%) | 8389 (47.38%) | 0.1785 |
| Female | 6597 (70.81%) | 2719 (29.19%) | 9316 (52.62%) | ||
| Age group | Teenage | 66 (84.62%) | 12 (15.38%) | 78 (0.44%) | <0.0001 |
| Young | 7893 (85.27%) | 1363 (14.73%) | 9256 (52.28%) | ||
| Middle-aged | 3035 (60.12%) | 2013 (39.88%) | 5048 (28.51%) | ||
| Elderly | 1466 (44.12%) | 1857 (55.88%) | 3323 (18.77%) | ||
| Income level | Very low | 5478 (69.61%) | 2391 (30.39%) | 7869 (44.45%) | 0.0149 |
| Low | 6188 (71.33%) | 2487 (28.67%) | 8675 (49.0%) | ||
| Middle class | 724 (67.79%) | 344 (32.21%) | 1068 (6.03%) | ||
| Upper middle class or higher | 70 (75.27%) | 23 (24.73%) | 93 (0.53%) | ||
| Education level | Illiterate | 1516 (51.55%) | 1425 (48.45%) | 2941 (16.61%) | <0.0001 |
| Elementary school | 3317 (67.5%) | 1597 (32.5%) | 4914 (27.75%) | ||
| High school | 5049 (77.01%) | 1507 (22.99%) | 6556 (37.03%) | ||
| Academic | 2578 (78.26%) | 716 (21.74%) | 3294 (18.6%) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 2299 (73.24%) | 840 (26.76%) | 3139 (17.73%) | 0.0001 |
| Married | 10161 (69.76%) | 4405 (30.24%) | 14566 (82.27%) |