Table 1 Characteristics of women with and without diabetes, their spouses and children
Variables | Total (n = 794) | Without diabetes (n = 706) | With diabetes (n = 88) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women’s Variables | ||||
 Age (y) | 41.37 ± 5.32 | 41.06 ± 5.17 | 43.87 ± 5.79 | < 0.001 |
Education | 0.01 | |||
 Primary School | 108 (13.6) | 95 (13.5) | 13 (14.8) |  |
 Secondary School | 444 (55.9) | 384 (54.4) | 60 (68.2) |  |
 Higher | 242 (30.5) | 227 (32.2) | 15 (17.0) |  |
Employment | 0.13 | |||
 Housewife | 638 (80.4) | 562 (79.6) | 76 (86.4) |  |
 Employed | 156 (19.6) | 144 (20.4) | 12 (13.6) |  |
Weight Status | < 0.01 | |||
 Obese | 265 (33.4) | 221 (31.3) | 44 (50.0) |  |
 Non-obese | 529 (66.6) | 485 (68.7) | 44 (50.0) |  |
Spouse’s Variables | ||||
 Age (yr) | 47.24 ± 5.83 | 46.96 ± 5.68 | 49.29 ± 6.60 | < 0.01 |
Education | 0.48 | |||
 Primary School | 123 (19.1) | 106 (18.5) | 17 (23.86) |  |
 Secondary School | 320 (49.7) | 284 (49.7) | 36 (50.0) |  |
 Higher | 201 (31.2) | 182 (31.8) | 19 (26.4) |  |
Employment | 0.07 | |||
 Employed | 606 (94.0) | 542 (94.6) | 64 (88.9) |  |
 Unemployed | 39 (6.0) | 31 (5.4) | 8 (11.1) |  |
Child’s Variables | ||||
 Age (yr) | 13.44 ± 3.10 | 13.38 ± 3.09 | 13.93 ± 3.07 | 0.11 |
Sex | 1.00 | |||
 Boy | 407 (51.3) | 362 (51.3) | 45 (51.1) |  |
 Girl | 387 (48.7) | 344 (48.7) | 43 (48.9) |  |