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Table 1 Distribution in the surveyed population of different factors by T2DM diagnosis status

From: Multivariate epidemiologic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus risks in the Lebanese population

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T2DM categories

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Diabetics nā€‰=ā€‰407

Prediabetics nā€‰=ā€‰207

Non-diabetic nā€‰=ā€‰379

Total nā€‰=ā€‰993

p value

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No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

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Gender

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0.4

Male

154 (37.8)

68 (32.9)

132 (34.8)

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Female

253 (62.2)

139 (67.1)

247 (65.2)

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Age (Years) mean (SD)

64 (11.4)

66 (9.9)

65 (12.3)

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0.09

Age of onset (Years) mean (SD)

55 (12.4)

60 (11.4)

NA

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0.03

Body Mass Index, mean (SD)

29.1 (5.4)

28.6 (5.1)

27.3 (4.4)

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<0.0001

Exercise activity level

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0.9

Non-active

248 (62.0)

116 (56.9)

215 (60.4)

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Moderate activity

58 (14.5)

33 (16.2)

48 (13.5)

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Heavy activity

94 (23.5)

55 (27.0)

93 (26.1)

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Smoking

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0.2

Never smoker

179 (44.8)

103 (50.5)

190 (53.2)

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Former smoker

92 (23.0)

43 (21.1)

70 (19.6)

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Current smoker

129 (32.3)

58 (28.4)

97 (27.2)

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Alcohol consumption

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0.003

Never drinker

276 (69.0)

132 (64.7)

219 (61.3)

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Less than 7 drinks per week

118 (29.5)

70 (34.3)

119 (33.3)

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More than 7 drinks per week

6 (1.5)

2 (1.0)

19 (5.3)

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Family history of T2DM

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Yes

267 (67.9)

87 (44.4)

158 (47.7)

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<0.0001

No

126 (32.1)

109 (55.6)

173 (52.3)

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Consanguinity

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0.96

Yes

69 (17.5)

36 (18.3)

58 (17.4)

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No

325 (82.5)

161 (81.7)

276 (82.6)

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  1. Abbreviation: T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus, SD Standard deviation.