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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of type 2 diabetic men between ever chewers and never-chewers of betel nut for all patients and for incident cases during the year 1992 to 1996

From: Betel nut chewing and incidence of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus in Taiwan.

Variables

Incident cases

All cases

 

Ever chewers

Never-chewers

Ever chewers

Never-chewers

n

3,453

12,565

7,585

29,641

Age, years

56.9 (10.9)

61.2 (11.8)*

57.3 (11.0)

62.4 (11.9)*

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.9 (3.6)

24.5 (3.4)*

24.7 (3.5)

24.4 (3.4)*

Obesity I

44.7

40.3*

42.9

38.4*

Obesity II

8.1

5.6*

7.1

5.3*

Parental diabetes

31.3

26.5*

30.4

26.8*

  1. Data are expressed as mean (SD) or percentage.
  2. Obesity I and II represent body mass index ≥25 and ≥30 kg/m2, respectively.
  3. *P < 0.001 comparing ever chewers and never-chewers.
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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