| Variables |
Total n=1705
n (%) |
Gender |
P value |
| Male = 862 n(%) |
Female=843
n(%) |
| Age Group (mean ± SD) |
45.6±14.2 |
45.5±14.0 |
45.6±14.4 |
0.913 |
| |
<30 Years |
232(13.6) |
113(13.1) |
119(14.1) |
0.330 |
| |
30-39 Years |
264(15.5) |
126(14.6) |
138(16.4) |
| |
40-49 Years |
225(13.2) |
125(14.5) |
100(11.9) |
| |
50-59 Years |
390(22.9) |
189(21.9) |
201(23.8) |
| |
≥60 Years |
594(34.8) |
309(35.9) |
285(33.8) |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| |
Qatari |
1081(63.4) |
452(52.4) |
629(74.6) |
<0.001 |
| |
Non-Qatari |
624(36.6) |
410(47.6) |
214(25.4) |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| |
Single |
331(19.4) |
150(17.3) |
181(21.4) |
<0.001 |
| |
Married |
1374(80.6) |
712(82.7) |
662(78.5) |
| Educational level |
|
|
|
|
| |
Illiterate |
260(15.2) |
125(14.5) |
135(16.0) |
0.053 |
| |
Primary |
328(19.2) |
175(20.3) |
153(18.1) |
| |
Intermediate |
342(20.1) |
179(20.8) |
163(19.3) |
| |
Secondary |
471(27.6) |
215(24.9) |
256(30.4) |
| |
University |
304(17.8) |
168(19.5) |
136(16.1) |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
| |
Housewife |
389(22.8) |
0(.0) |
389(46.1) |
<0.001 |
| |
Sedentary/Professional |
460(27.0) |
289(33.5) |
171(20.3) |
| |
Clerk / officer |
298(17.5) |
208(24.1) |
90(10.7) |
| |
Business man |
174(10.2) |
114(13.2) |
60(7.1) |
| |
Army/Police |
138(8.1) |
86(10.0) |
52(6.2) |
| |
Student |
245(14.4) |
165(19.1) |
81(9.6) |
|
| Household Income (QR)* |
|
|
|
|
| |
< $3,000 |
116(6.8) |
58(6.7) |
58(6.9) |
0.838 |
| |
$3.000 – 4,999 |
552(32.4) |
279(32.4) |
273(32.4) |
| |
$5,000 – $7,000 |
598(35.1) |
310(36.0) |
288(34.2) |
| |
> $7,000 |
439(25.7) |
215(24.9) |
224(26.6) |
| Consanguinity |
|
|
|
|
| |
Yes |
651(38.2) |
351(40.7) |
300(35.6) |
0.029 |
| |
No |
1054(61.8) |
511(59.3) |
543(64.4) |
| BMI |
|
|
|
| |
Normal (<25 Kg/m2) |
530(31.0) |
328(38.1) |
202(24.0) |
<0.001 |
| |
Overweight (25-30 Kg/m2) |
738(43.3) |
346(40.1) |
392(46.5) |
0.009 |
| |
Obese (30+ Kg/m2) |
437(25.70 |
188(21.8) |
249(29.5) |
0.003 |
| Physical Activities |
|
284(32.9) |
255(30.2) |
0.231 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Cigarette Smoking |
205(12) |
140(16.2) |
65(7.7) |
<0.001 |
| Sheesha water-pipe Smoking |
237(13.3) |
104(11) |
133(15.8) |
<0.001 |
| Hours of sleep (mean ± sd) |
6.5 ± 1.2 |
6.7 ± 1.2 |
6.3 ± 1.2 |
<0.001 |
| Family History of DM |
|
|
|
|
| |
Negative |
560(32.8) |
285(33.1) |
275(32.6) |
0.846 |
| |
Mother |
214(12.6) |
111(12.9) |
103(12.2) |
0.681 |
| |
Father |
234(13.7) |
118(13.7) |
116(13.8) |
0.966 |
| |
Both Parents |
194(11.4) |
92(10.7) |
102(12.1) |
0.354 |
| |
Siblings |
476(27.9) |
244(28.3) |
232(27.5) |
0.717 |
| |
Grand Parents |
27(1.5) |
12(1.4) |
15(1.8) |
0.522 |
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