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Table 3 Comparison of T2DM and HT by participants’ characteristics

From: Prevalence and factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension among the hill tribe elderly populations in northern Thailand

Characteristic

T2DM

χ2

p-value

HT

χ2

p-value

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Sex

 Male

66 (17.3)

316 (82.7)

0.13

0.712

164 (41.7)

229 (58.3)

4.52

0.034*

 Female

64 (16.3)

329 (83.7)

  

197 (49.3)

203 (50.7)

  

Age (years)

 60-69

75 (18.8)

324 (81.2)

2.49

0.287

173 (42.2)

237 (57.8)

4.25

0.119

 70-79

39 (14.3)

234 (85.7)

  

134 (48.0)

145 (52.0)

  

 ≥80

16 (15.5)

87 (84.5)

  

54 (51.9)

50 (48.1)

  

Tribe

 Akha

11 (8.6)

117 (91.4)

24.48

<0.001*

61 (46.9)

69 (53.1)

26.45

<0.001*

 Lahu

26 (19.5)

107 (80.5)

  

61 (45.9)

72 (54.1)

  

 Hmong

11 (8.1)

124 (91.9)

  

42 (30.0)

98 (70.0)

  

 Yao

26 (21.5)

95 (78.5)

  

74 (56.9)

56 (43.1)

  

 Karen

34 (26.4)

95 (73.6)

  

52 (40.0)

78 (60.0)

  

 Lisu

22 (17.1)

107 (82.9)

  

71 (54.6)

59 (45.4)

  
  1. *Significance level at α=0.05