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Table 2 Socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of individuals with type 2 diabetes according to the number of ABC goals reached. ELSA-Brasil, 2017–2019. N = 2062

From: Levels and correlates of risk factor control in diabetes mellitus –ELSA-Brasil

  

Goals reached

 

Overall

0

1 or 2

3

p*

All

2062(100)

111 (5.4)

1360 (66.0)

589(28.6)

 

Sex

 Men

1000 (48.5)

60 (54.1)

655 (48.1)

285 (48.3)

0.483

 Women

1062 (51.5)

51 (45.9)

706 (51.9)

305 (51.7)

 

Age (years), M (SD)

    

0.002

  > 44 to ≤ 54

377 (18.3)

13 (11.7)

273 (20.1)

91 (15.4)

 

  > 54 to ≤ 64

840 (40.7)

44 (39.6)

568 (41.7)

228 (38.6)

 

  > 64 to ≤ 74

659 (32.0)

47 (42.3)

407 (29.9)

205 (34.7)

 

  ≥ 74

186 (9.02)

7 (6.31)

113 (8.30)

66 (11.2)

 

Race

    

 < 0.001

 Black

423 (20.5)

38 (34.2)

303 (22.3)

82 (13.9)

 

 Pardo (mixed)

583 (28.3)

36 (32.4)

389 (28.6)

158 (26.8)

 

 White

961 (46.6)

33 (29.7)

604 (44.4)

324 (54.9)

 

 Yellow/Indigenous

95 (4.61)

4 (3.60)

65 (4.78)

26 (4.41)

 

Education

    

 < 0.001

 Less than University

994 (48.2)

81 (73.0)

701 (51.5)

212 (35.9)

 

 University

1068 (51.8)

30 (27.0)

660 (48.5)

378 (64.1)

 

Private health insurance

 Yes

1380 (66.9)

48 (43.2)

876 (64.4)

456 (77.3)

 < 0.001

Per capita income (minimum wages/month)1

    

 < 0.001

 Less than 4

356 (17.3)

37 (33.3)

260 (19.1)

59 (10.0)

 

 From 4 to less than 8

760 (36.9)

43 (38.7)

518 (38.1)

199 (33.7)

 

 From 8 to less than 12

375 (18.2)

17 (15.3)

247 (18.1)

111 (18.8)

 

 From 12 to less than 16

214 (10.4)

9 (8.11)

127 (9.33)

78 (13.2)

 

 16 or more

357 (17.3)

5 (4.50)

209 (15.4)

143 (24.2)

 

BMI (kg/m2), M (SD)

29.6 (4.97)

30.3 (5.48)

29.5 (4.89)

29.6 (5.05)

0.245

Physical activity (MET-minutes/week)2

    

0.046

 Low

1490 (72.3)

89 (80.2)

995 (73.1)

406 (68.8)

 

 Moderate

453 (22.0)

20 (18.0)

292 (21.5)

141 (23.9)

 

 High

119 (5.77)

2 (1.80)

74 (5.44)

43 (7.29)

 

Depressive episodes

 Yes

107 (5.19)

6 (5.41)

74 (5.44)

27 (4.58)

0.729

Diabetes medication

    

 < 0.001

 Yes

1805 (87.5)

91 (82.0)

1172 (86.1)

541 (91.7)

 

Years since diabetes diagnosis

    

 < 0.001

 0–1

352 (17.1)

2 (1.80)

199 (14.6)

151 (25.6)

 

 1–10

1062 (51.5)

54 (48.6)

699 (51.4)

309 (52.4)

 

 10 + 

648 (31.4)

55 (49.5)

463 (34.0)

130 (22.0)

 
  1. n (%) unless otherwise indicated. Except for the row “All”, percentages are for column totals. Yellow skin color refers to Asian ancestry, physical activity refers to physical activity during leisure time.
  2. M (SD) mean (standard deviation)
  3. *Chi-square test for categorical variables and ANOVA for continuous ones of statistical significance of the difference in variable level or frequency across categories of HbA1c
  4. 1SM = The monthly minimum wage was BRL 986.00 at the time of the study
  5. 2High 1500 MET-minutes/week; moderate 600 MET-minutes/week; low less than 600 MET minutes/week