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Table 2 Frequency distribution of patients with T2DM based on asset categories

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a study based on a population-based survey in Iran

Variables

Quintile 1

Quintile 2

Quintile 3

Quintile 4

Quintile 5

P-value

Sex

0.003

Men

1072 (40.9)

1246 (46.2)

1297 (46.5)

1410 (52.4)

1613 (57.3)

Women

1599 (59.1)

1411 (53.8)

1367 (53.5)

1255 (47.6)

1049 (42.7)

Age (Years)

56.85 ± 9.93

55.70 ± 9.46

54.98 ± 9.42

54.15 ± 9.22

52.65 ± 8.62

< 0.001

Place of residence

< 0.001

Urban

1294 (57.7)

1733 (75.6)

1943 (84.5)

2166 (89.6)

2387 (94.5)

Rural

1377 (42.3)

924 (24.4)

721 (15.5)

499 (10.5)

275(5.5)

Education (Level)

0 (0–5)

4 (0–6)

5 (1–9)

6 (4–12)

12 (6–14)

< 0.001

Duration of T2DM diagnosis (Years)

60 (36–120)

72 (36–124)

72 (36–120)

72 (36–125)

72(36–120)

0.1

  1. Data are presented as number(percent), mean ± standard deviation (SD), and median (interquartile range)