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Table 6 Comparison between the baseline characteristics of responders and non-responders of the follow-up study

From: Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes in Kerala, India: results from a 10-year prospective cohort

Baseline characteristics

Responders

869

Non responders

392

P-Value

Age in years

44.3 (14.3)

39.0 (17.7)

< 0.001

BMI

23.7 (4.2)

22.9 (4.1)

0.003

Average sys B.P

127.7 (19.2)

126.0 (17.9)

0.138

FBS

77.2 (12.6)

75.2 (11.0)

0.006

Total Cholesterol

187.4 (32.9)

180.4 (32.9)

< 0.000

Sex

 Female

608 (74.6)

207 (25.4)

< 0.001

 Male

261 (58.5)

185 (41.5)

Family history of DM

 Present

573 (69.8)

248 (30.2)

0.3

 Absent

294 (67.1)

144 (32.9)

Literacy

 Literate

821 (69.4)

362 (30.6)

0.146

 Illiterate

48 (61.5)

30 (38.5)

Family type

 Nuclear

377 (69.7)

164 (30.3)

0.608

 Joint

492 (68.3)

228 (31.7)

Religion

 Hindu

546 (72.1)

248 (30.2)

0.001

 Christian

294 (67.1)

144 (32.9)

 Muslim

120 (59.1)

83 (40.9)

  1. Student’s t-test done for continuous variable and data presented as Mean and standard deviation
  2. Chi-square test was done for categorical variables and data showed in frequency and percentage