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Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of participants

From: Comparison of different obesity indices associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among different sex and age groups in Nantong, China: a cross-section study

Variable

Total (n = 4007)

No diabetes (n = 3376)

Diabetes (n = 631)

OR (95%CI)

P

Age

46.78 ± 14.95

46.36 ± 15.34

54.4 ± 9.54

 

< 0.001

18-

3376(84.3)

1390(94.0)

1986(78.5)

1

 

60-

631(15.7)

88(6.0)

543(21.5)

4.319(3.413–5.465)

< 0.001

Sex

     

Male

1669(41.7)

1382(40.9)

287(45.5)

1

 

Female

2338(58.3)

1994(59.1)

344(54.5)

0.831(0.700–0.986)

0.034

Education

     

Primary school and lower

1236(30.8)

958(28.4)

278(44.1)

1

 

Secondary school

1252(31.2)

1050(31.1)

202(32.0)

0.663(0.542–0.811)

< 0.001

High secondary school

838(20.9)

727(21.5)

111(17.6)

0.526(0.414–0.669)

< 0.001

College or university

386(9.6)

360(10.7)

26(4.1)

0.249(0.164–0.379)

< 0.001

Bachelor and higher

295(7.4)

281(8.3)

14(2.2)

0.172(0.099–0.298)

< 0.001

Smoking

     

No

3479(86.8)

2938(87.0)

541(85.7)

1

 

Yes

446(11.1)

380(11.3)

66(10.5)

0.943(0.715–1.244)

0.679

Quit

82(2.0)

58(1.7)

24(3.8)

2.247(1.384–3.648)

0.001

Alcohol drinking

     

No

3224(80.5)

2723(80.7)

501(79.4)

1

 

Yes

726(18.1)

612(18.1)

114(18.1)

1.012(0.811–1.263)

0.913

Quit

57(1.4)

41(1.2)

16(2.5)

2.121(1.181–3.809)

0.012

Sweet tooth

     

No

3844(95.9)

3232(95.7)

612(97.0)

1

 

Yes

163(4.1)

144(4.3)

19(3.0)

0.697(0.429–1.133)

0.145

Physical activity

     

No

1969(49.1)

1658(49.1)

311(49.3)

1

 

Yes

2038(50.9)

1718(50.9)

320(50.7)

0.993(0.838–1.177)

0.935

Family history

     

No

3708(92.5)

3192(94.5)

516(81.8)

1

 

Yes

299(7.5)

184(5.5)

115(18.2)

3.866(3.008–4.969)

< 0.001

Hypertension

     

No

2721(67.9)

2360(69.9)

361(57.2)

1

 

Yes

1286(32.1)

1016(30.1)

270(42.8)

1.737(1.422–2.054)

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

     

Normal

2064(51.5)

1801(53.5)

258(41.0)

1

 

Overweight/obesity

1941(48.5)

1570(46.5)

371(59.0)

1.650(1.388–1.961)

< 0.001

WC, cm

     

Normal

1829(45.6)

1603(47.5)

226(35.8)

1

 

Overweight/obesity

2178(54.4)

1773(52.5)

405(64.2)

1.620(1.358–1.932)

< 0.001

BAI

     

Normal

2591(64.7)

2253(66.7)

338(53.6)

1

 

Overweight/obesity

1416(35.3)

1123(33.3)

293(46.4)

1.739(1.464–2.066)

< 0.001

WHR

     

Normal

972(24.3)

831(24.6)

141(22.3)

1

 

Overweight/obesity

3035(75.7)

2545(75.4)

490(77.7)

1.135(0.926–1.390)

0.222

WHtR

     

Normal

2528(63.1)

2206(65.3)

322(51.0)

1

 

Overweight/obesity

1479(36.9)

1170(34.7)

309(49.0)

1.809(1.524–2.148)

< 0.001

  1. P < 0.05, statistically significant