A Case-Control Study on Risk Factors and Their Interactions with Prediabetes among the Elderly in Rural Communities of Yiyang City, Hunan Province

Table 2

Lifestyle behaviour risk factors for prediabetes among the elderly.

Variables	Cases ()		Controls ()		Value	value
	No.	%	No.	%
Physical inactivity
Yes	88	20.7	34	7.5	30.36	<0.001
No	337	79.3	393	92.5
Balanced diet
Yes	227	53.4	254	59.8	3.47	0.062
No	198	46.6	171	40.2
Sleep duration (hours)
<6	55	12.9	51	12.0	0.27	0.966
6-8	269	63.3	269	63.3
>8	101	23.8	105	24.7
Smoking
Yes	130	30.6	107	25.2	3.59	0.058
No	295	69.4	318	74.8
Alcohol intake
Yes	99	23.3	78	18.4	3.36	0.066
No	326	76.7	347	81.6
History of steroid drug use
Yes	17	4.0	12	2.8	0.59	0.442
No	408	96.0	413	97.2
Health literacy on diabetes prevention and control
Yes	13	3.1	46	10.8	17.36	<0.001
No	412	96.9	379	89.2