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

Table 7 Physical examination and medical history

Item	Total		Male		Female		χ²	p-value
Item	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ²	p-value
BMI
Underweight	116	14.6	62	53.4	54	46.6	3.98	0.137
Normal	320	40.4	168	52.5	152	47.5
Overweight	357	45.0	163	45.7	194	54.3
Disabled
No	739	93.2	362	49.0	377	51.0	1.42	0.232
Yes	54	6.8	31	57.4	23	42.6
Heart disease
No	724	96.1	337	46.5	387	53.5	0.37	0.538
Yes	29	3.9	16	55.2	13	44.8
History of TB diagnosis
No	757	95.5	369	48.7	388	51.3	4.41	0.036*
Yes	36	4.5	24	66.7	12	33.3
Sleeping problem
No	674	85.0	356	52.8	318	47.2	19.09	< 0.001*
Yes	119	15.0	37	31.1	82	68.9
Eye
Normal	663	83.6	328	49.5	335	50.5	0.99	0.804
Cataract	77	9.7	36	46.8	41	53.2
Pterygium	50	6.3	27	54.0	23	46.0
History of glaucoma	3	0.4	2	66.7	1	33.3
Tooth problem
No	450	56.7	234	52.0	216	48.0	2.48	0.115
Yes	343	43.3	159	46.4	184	53.6
Headache
No	557	72.1	302	54.2	275	49.4	6.55	0.010*
Yes	216	27.9	91	42.1	125	57.9
Dizziness
No	556	70.1	294	52.9	262	47.1	8.19	0.004*
Yes	237	29.9	99	41.8	138	58.2
Peptic ulcer
No	527	66.5	278	52.8	249	47.2	6.40	0.011*
Yes	266	33.5	115	43.2	151	56.8
Anorexia
No	707	89.2	371	52.5	336	47.5	22.18	< 0.001*
Yes	86	10.8	22	25.6	64	74.4
History of injury
No	713	89.9	349	48.9	364	51.1	1.05	0.305
Yes	80	10.1	44	55.0	36	45.0
History of hospital admission
No	310	39.1	143	46.1	167	53.9	2.39	0.122
Yes	483	60.9	250	51.8	233	48.2
Parental history of DM
No	515	64.9	262	50.9	253	49.1	1.01	0.313
Yes	278	35.1	131	47.1	147	52.9
Parental history of HT
No	375	47.3	190	50.7	185	49.3	0.34	0.554
Yes	418	52.7	203	48.6	215	51.4

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