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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

VariableMean ± SDFrequency
n (%)
Age21.2 ± 7.221.2 ± 7.2
Gender (female) 35 (79.5)
Ethnicity (non-Hispanic White) 39 (88.6)
Year of college
 Freshman 15 (34.1)
 Junior9 (20.5)
7 (15.9)
 Sophomore
 Senior13 (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