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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population according to diabetic status

From: The association between dietary selenium intake and diabetes: a cross-sectional study among middle-aged and older adults

 

Diabetic status

P #

Diabetes population

Non-diabetes population

n

525

4898

-

Age

54.70 ± 7.33

52.87 ± 7.53

0.00

Sex (% female)

35.0

48.1

0.00

Education level (% with or above high school background)

44.8

47.0

0.33

Employment (% manual worker)

18.1

20.5

0.20

BMI (kg/m2)

25.68 ± 3.06

24.33 ± 3.17

0.00

Activity level (h/week)

2.39 ± 3.65

2.25 ± 3.52

0.66

Waist circumference (cm)

86.85 ± 8.15

82.54 ± 8.91

0.00

Hypertension (%)

52.6

30.8

0.00

Drinking (%)

39.4

35.5

0.08

Smoking (%)

30.3

22.2

0.00

Nutritional supplementation (%)

31.6

35.6

0.07

Energy intake (Kcal/day)

1752.53 ± 915.48

1625.60 ± 764.22

0.00

Fiber intake (g/day)

19.79 ± 17.77

18.08 ± 13.59

0.02

Se intake (μg/day)

46.76 ± 25.29

43.16 ± 22.35

0.00

  1. Se: selenium, BMI: body mass index.
  2. Data are mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated.
  3. #P values are for test of difference between different diabetic statuses.