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Table 1 Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of study participants

From: Perception of and risk factors for type 2 diabetes among students attending an upstate New York college: a pilot study

Variable

Mean ± SD

Frequency

n (%)

Age

21.2 ± 7.2

21.2 ± 7.2

Gender (female)

 

35 (79.5)

Ethnicity (non-Hispanic White)

 

39 (88.6)

Year of college

 Freshman

 

15 (34.1)

 Junior

9 (20.5)

7 (15.9)

 Sophomore

 Senior

13 (29.5)

Grade (GPA)

3.1 ± 0.8

 

Income < $1000 (yes)

 

42 (95.5)

Marital status: single (yes)

 

43 (97.7)

Work status: unemployed (yes)

 

29 (65.9)

Residence: campus hall (yes)

 

29 (65.9)

Physical activity (30 + min < 5 days/week)

 

27 (61.4)

Family history of T2D (yes)

 

19 (43.2)

  1. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or frequency (%). P-value is significant at < 0.05
  2. GPA grade point average, T2D type 2 diabetes