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Table 2 Prevalence of obesity by level of education, alcohol consumption amount and smoking status among T2DM participants

From: Female sex, poverty and globalization as determinants of obesity among rural South African type 2 diabetics: a cross-sectional study

Variables

N (%)

Level of education

None

17 (37.8)

Primary

37 (55.2)

Secondary

129 (65.8)

Tertiary

14 (73.7)

p-value

<0.001

Alcohol intake

None

141 (66.8)

Moderate

31 (43.7)

Excessive

25 (55.6)

p-value

0.002

Smoking status

Never smoker

126 (56.8)

Former smoker

20 (47.6)

Current smoker

51 (81)

p-value

<0.001