No.(%) of subjects      
Variable Total Cases Controls OR (95%CI) P-value
Age group
<40
40-55
55-70
>70
96 (17.4)
143 (25.9)
164 (29.8)
148 (26.9)
39 (13.9)
60 (21.4)
101 (36.1)
80 (28.6)
57 (21.0)
83 (30.6)
63 (23.3)
68 (25.1)
1.00
0.94 (0.56-1.60)
0.45 (0.27-0.76)
0.54 (0.32-0.90)
0.83
0.003
0.02
Gender
Female
Male
341 (61.9)
210 (38.1)
176 (62.9)
104 (37.1)
165 (60.9)
106 (39.1)
1.00
1.08 (0.77-1.53)
0.634
Current marital status
Single
Married
34 (06.2)
517 (93.8)
24 (08.6)
256 (91.4)
10 (03.7)
261 (96.3)
1.00
2.44 (1.14 – 5.21)
0.021
Education level
University
Secondary
Primary
Illiterate
07 (01.3)
85 (15.4)
91 (16.5)
368 (66.8)
00 (00.0)
11 (03.9)
30 (10.7)
239 (85.4)
07 (02.6)
74 (27.3)
61 (22.5)
129 (47.6)
1.00
0.43 (0.019-9.81)
0.13 (0.006-0.95)
0.03 (0.002-0.77)
0.59
0.20
0.034
Income level
>100.000DZD
<100.000DZD without
165 (29.9)
175 (31.8)
211 (38.3)
112 (40.0)
97 (34.6)
71 (25.4)
53 (19.5)
78 (28.8)
140 (51.7)
1.00
1.69 (1.09-2.64)
4.16 (2.70-6.43)
0.019
<0.0001
No. of children
Without
≤5
>5
140 (25.4)
252 (45.7)
159 (28.9)
17 (06.1)
132 (47.1)
131 (46.8)
123 (45.4)
115 (42.4)
33 (12.2)
1.00
0.11 (0.067-0.207)
0.03 (0.018-0.066)
<0.0001
<0.0001
Type of residence
Villa
House
Apartment
18 (03.3)
457 (82.9)
76 (13.8)
05 (01.8)
245 (87.5)
30 (10.7)
13 (04.8)
212 (78.3)
46 (16.9)
1.00
0.33 (0.11-0.94)
0.59 (0.19-1.82)
0.04
0.35
No. of people living at home
≤5
>5
239 (43.4)
312 (56.6)
93 (33.2)
187 (66.8)
146 (53.9)
125 (46.1)
1.00
0.42 (0.30-0.60)
<0.0001
Health insurance
Yes
No
313 (56.8)
238 (43.2)
183 (65.4)
97 (34.6)
130 (47.9)
141 (52.1)
1.00
2.04 (1.45-2.88)
<0.0001
Residence
Rural
Urban
191 (34.7)
360 (65.3)
96 (34.3)
184 (65.7)
95 (35.0)
176 (64.9)
1.00
0.96 (0.68-1.37)
0.84
*Abbreviations: OR-odds ratio; CI-confidence interval; DZD- Algeria Dinars, 1EUR=96.321 DZD
Table 1: Socio-demographic data of diabetic cases (n=280) and non diabetic controls (n=271)*.