Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data of the study population
Variable | Non-diabetic controls (No. = 50) | Diabetic patients (No. = 50) | Test | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 23.8 ± 5.2 | 23.3 ± 5.7 | T | 0.401 | 0.689 |
 Range (min–max) | 16–37 | 15–38 |  |  |  |
Marital status, No. (%) | |||||
 Single | 35 (70.0) | 30 (60.0) | χ2 | 1.099 | 0.294 |
 Married | 15 (30.0) | 20 (40.0) |  |  |  |
Have children | |||||
 Yes | 10 (66.7) | 11 (55.0) |  | 0.486 | 0.486 |
 No | 5 (33.3) | 9 (45.0) |  |  |  |
First delivery after marriage (years) | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 1.9 | χ2 | 2.197 | 0.049 |
Education, No. (%) | |||||
 University | 35 (70.0) | 19 (38.0) | χ2 | 9.698 | 0.021* |
 Secondary | 12 (24.0) | 20 (40.0) |  |  |  |
 Preparatory | 1 (2.0) | 8 (16.0) |  |  |  |
 Primary | 2 (4.0) | 3 (6.0) |  |  |  |
Employment, No. (%) | |||||
 Yes | 17 (34.0) | 6 (12.0) | χ2 | 6.832 | 0.009 |
 No | 33 (66.0) | 44 (88.0) |  |  |  |
Family history of diabetes, No. (%) | |||||
 Yes | 12 (24.0) | 25 (50.0) | χ2 | 7.250 | 0.007 |
 No | 38 (76.0) | 25 (50.0) |  |  |  |
Duration of diabetes (years) | |||||
 < 7 | - | 27 (54.0) | - | - | - |
 7–14 |  | 13 (26.0) |  |  |  |
 > 14 |  | 10 (20.0) |  |  |  |
 Mean ± SD |  | 7.8 ± 5.9 |  |  |  |
 Range (min–max) |  | 1–22 |  |  |  |
Retinopathy, No. (%) | |||||
 Yes | 9 (18.0) | 10 (20.0) | χ2 | 0.065 | 0.799 |
 No | 41 (82.0) | 40 (80.0) |  |  |  |
CVD, No. (%) | |||||
 Yes | 1 (2.0) | 3 (6.0) | χ2 | 0.260 | 0.610* |
 No | 49 (98.0) | 47 (94.0) |  |  |  |
Neuropathy, No. (%) | |||||
 Yes | 4 (8.0) | 7 (14.0) | χ2 | 0.409 | 0.522* |
 No | 46 (92.0) | 43 (86.0) |  |  |  |