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Table 1 Demographic, lifestyle, and psychological characteristics of study participants

From: Psychosomatic complaints profile in patients with type 2 diabetes: a matched case-control study

Characteristics

Control (n = 259)

Diabetes (n = 87)

P value

Age

46.94 (3.96)

45.74 (7.24)

0.17

Gender

 Male

152 (58.7)

57 (65.5)

0.26

 Female

107 (41.3)

30 (34.5)

 

Education level

   

 Under diploma

48 (19.2)

21 (24.7)

0.14

 Diploma

70 (28.0)

27 (31.8)

 

 Collegiate

132 (52.8)

37 (43.5)

 

Marital status

 Married

228 (90.5)

80 (95.2)

0.17

 Single

24 (9.5)

4 (4.8)

 

BMI

26.06 (3.61)

27.48 (4.45)

0.004

Physical activity

 Inactive and moderately inactive

138 (58.2)

54 (67.5)

0.14

 Moderately active and active

99 (41.8)

26 (32.5)

 

Smoking status

 Non-smoker

178 (80.5)

61 (82.4)

0.37

 Former smoker

26 (11.8)

5 (6.8)

 

 Current smoker

17 (7.7)

8 (10.8)

 

Psychological distress

 No

196 (80.7)

59 (74.7)

0.26

 Yes

47 (19.3)

20 (25.3)

 

Anxiety

 No

223 (90.7)

68 (82.9)

0.056

 Yes

23 (9.3)

14 (17.1)

 

Depression

 No

179 (72.8)

53 (65.4)

0.21

 Yes

67 (27.2)

28 (34.6)

 

GHQ score

1.98 (2.55)

2.13 (2.56)

0.63

Anxiety score

2.85 (3.11)

4.04 (3.92)

0.017

Depression score

6.01 (3.25)

6.44 (3.38)

0.23

  1. Values are mean (SD) or frequency (percentage). P values are based on independent Student’s t test or chi-square test as appropriate