Evaluating Vitamin D Status in Pre- and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetics and Its Association with Glucose Homeostasis
Table 1
Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of study participants.
Variables
Total
Premenopausal ()
Postmenopausal ()
value
Mean age (years)
43.54
68.70
Age range
39-40
7 (3.6)
7 (7.1)
0 (0.0)
<0.0001
41–50
91 (47.4)
91 (92.9)
0 (0.0)
51–60
17 (8.9)
0 (0.0)
17 (18.1)
61–70
77 (40.1)
0 (0.0)
77 (81.9)
Marital status
Single
73 (38.0)
25 (25.5)
48 (51.1)
0.0003
Married
119 (62.0)
73 (74.5)
46 (48.9)
Educational level
Basic
99 (51.6)
49 (50.0)
50 (53.2)
0.0193
Secondary
85 (44.2)
49 (50.0)
36 (38.3)
Tertiary
5 (2.6)
0 (0.0)
5 (5.3)
Illiterate
3 (1.6)
0 (0.0)
3 (3.2)
Employment status
Employed
121 (63.0)
76 (77.5)
45 (47.9)
<0.0001
Unemployed
71 (37.0)
22 (22.4)
49 (52.1)
Religion
Christian
172 (89.6)
87 (88.8)
85 (90.4)
0.3741
Muslim
20 (10.4)
11 (11.2)
9 (9.6)
Lifestyle habits
Alcohol intake
Yes
6 (3.1)
5 (5.1)
1 (1.1)
0.608
No
186 (96.9)
93 (94.9)
93 (98.9)
Family history of DM
0.0001
Yes
96 (50.0)
27 (27.6)
69 (73.4)
No
96 (50.0)
71 (72.4)
25 (26.6)
Duration of DM
<1 year
10 (5.2)
7 (7.1)
3 (3.2)
<0.0001
1–5 years
38 (19.8)
27 (27.6)
11 (11.7)
6–10 years
76 (39.6)
64 (65.3)
12 (12.8)
>10 years
68 (35.4)
0 (0)
68 (72.3)
Chi square analysis was performed to compare categorical variables among pre- and postmenopausal T2DM women. Values are presented as mean ± SD. was considered statistically significant ( values of significant variables are in bold print). : Chi square; df: degree of freedom.
