Table 1 Clinical, social demographic and lifestyle characteristics of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients by gender

No. (%)

200

58 (29)

142 (71)

Age (years)

51.2 ± 12.3

51.1 ± 13.2

51.2 ± 12.0

0.98

BMI (kg/m²)

26.7 ± 5.2

24.7 ± 4.1

27.6 ± 5.4

˂ 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

134.5 ± 22.5

134.2 ± 24.8

134.6 ± 21.6

0.72

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

86.1 ± 14.1

86.3 ± 16.4

86.0 ± 13.1

0.88

FBG (mmol/l)

10.0 ± 5.3

10.4 ± 5.8

9.8 ± 5.1

0.56

Current smoker (%)

4.0

6.9

2.8

0.18^a

Current alcohol drinking (%)

17.0

25.9

13.4

0.03

Overweight & Obese (%)

58.5

44.9

64.1

0.01

Overweight (%)

31.5

32.8

31.0

Obese (%)

27

12.1

33.1

Occupation (%)

0.007^a

 Office based employee

7.5

10.3

6.3

 Manual labourer

56.0

70.7

50.0

 Student

1.0

1.7

0.7

 Not employed/retired

35.5

17.3

43.0

Marital status (%)

<0.001^a

 Single

8.0

8.6

7.8

 Married

56.5

77.6

47.9

 Divorced/separated

16.0

8.6

19.0

 Widowed

19.5

5.2

25.3

Education level (%)

0.002^a

 No formal education

4.5

0.0

6.4

 Primary

51.5

37.9

57.0

 Secondary

34.0

43.1

30.3

 Tertiary

10.0

19.0

6.3

Physical activity (%)

0.16

 Sedentary/light

45.0

37.9

47.9

 Moderate

31.0

29.3

31.7

 Vigorous

24.0

32.8

20.4

Concomitant medication use (%)

65.0

56.9

68.3

0.13

Family history of diabetes (%)

62.0

55.2

64.8

0.20

Family history of obesity (%)

62.0

53.4

65.5

0.11

Other disease (%)

70.5

58.6

75.4

0.02