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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population according to self-reported type 2 diabetes*

From: Independent roles of country of birth and socioeconomic status in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes

 

Type 2 diabetes

Variables

No

Yes

 

No

%

No

%

Age (years)

    

45-55

73236

30.6

3330

14.4

55-65

77765

32.5

6771

29.3

65-75

49924

20.9

7096

30.7

≥75

38280

16.0

5912

25.6

Sex

    

Male

108671

45.4

13099

56.7

Female

130549

54.6

10013

43.3

Body mass index (BMI)

    

Underweight

9656

4.50

389

1.9

Healthy weight

78509

35.4

3984

18.9

Overweight

88113

43.0

7860

37.3

Obese

45364

20.5

8822

41.9

Physical activity

    

>20 sessions/week

31833

13.6

2276

10.2

>5-≤20 sessions/week

144548

61.7

12366

55.3

≤5 sessions/week

46132

19.7

5628

25.2

None

11720

5.0

2083

9.3

Ever smoker

    

No

136326

57.0

11443

49.5

Yes

102813

43.0

11656

50.5

Total

239220

100

23112

100

  1. *Numbers obtained by adding categories together for each variable may not add to total due to missing data.
  2. Underweight: BMI < 20; healthy weight: 25 > BMI ≥ 20; overweight: 30 > BMI ≥ 25; obese: BMI ≥ 30.