Assessment of the Common Risk Factors Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Jeddah

Table 1

Comparison of sociodemographic factors between cases and controls.

Variables	Controls ()		Cases ()		value
	Count	%	Count	%
Gender
Male	19	15.1	60	38.0	0.0001
Female	107	84.9	98	62.0
Age (in years)
20	9	7.4	0	0.0	0.0001
20–30	44	36.1	7	4.6
31–40	22	18.0	10	6.6
41–50	23	18.9	36	23.7
51–60	18	14.8	50	32.9
60	6	4.9	49	32.2
Educational level
Illiterate	10	7.9	52	34.0	0.0001
Primary	13	10.2	31	20.3
Secondary	30	23.6	16	10.5
Intermediate	18	14.2	24	15.7
Bachelor degree	50	39.4	27	17.6
Master degree	6	4.7	3	2.0
Region
Western Region	46	37.7	43	31.4	0.003
Eastern Region	7	5.7	31	22.6
Southern Region	42	34.4	42	30.7
Northern Region	11	9.0	14	10.2
Other	16	13.1	7	5.1
Family history of diabetes in blood relations
Mother/father/brother/sister	75	58.6	114	71.7	0.020
Grandmother/father	40	31.3	27	17.0	0.005
Uncle/aunt	24	18.8	18	11.3	0.080
Occupation
Employee	23	18.1	35	22.6	0.0001
Jobless/housewife	59	33.9	84	54.2
Retired	7	5.5	30	19.4
Volunteer/student	54	425	6	3.26
Salary (in Saudi riyals)
1,000–2,000	15	12.9	21	14.2	0.0001
2,000–5,000	28	24.1	69	46.6
5,000–7,000	25	21.6	30	20.3
7,000–10,000	17	14.7	17	11.5
10,000	31	26.7	11	7.4
Marital status
Single	36	29.8	8	5.2	0.0001
Married	71	58.7	113	73.4
Divorced/widowed	14	11.6	33	21.4
Nature of Job
Physically active work	12	9.4	23	14.5	0.300
Physically inactive work	11	8.6	12	7.5
Not applicable	105	82	124	78
Do you do household chores?
Yes	74	58.7	68	46.9	0.060
Hypertension
Yes	27	21.6	77	49.7	0.0001
No	98	78.4	78	50.3