No Association of Leptin Receptor Gene Gln223Arg Polymorphism with Capillary Glucose Levels: A Preliminary Population Base Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics by sex.

	Sex
Variable	Male		Female		Total		𝑃 value*
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Age groups (years)							0.472
18–29	40	24.84	79	25.57	119	25.32
30–39	30	18.63	52	16.83	82	17.45
40–49	20	12.42	58	18.77	78	16.60
50–59	34	21.12	56	18.12	90	19.15
≥60	37	22.98	64	20.71	101	21.49
Skin color							0.061
White	26	16.25	73	23.70	99	21.15
Nonwhite	134	83.75	235	76.30	369	78.85
Marital status							<0.001
With spouse	106	65.84	140	45.31	246	52.34
Without spouse	55	34.16	169	54.69	224	47.66
Education (years)							0.410
<5	19	11.88	52	16.88	71	15.71
≥5 and <8	68	42.50	118	38.31	186	39.74
≥8 e <12	24	15.00	38	12.34	62	13.25
≥12	49	30.62	100	32.47	149	31.84
Income (minimum wages)							0.251
<2	25	15.53	44	14.29	69	14.71
≥2 a <4	74	45.96	121	39.29	195	41.58
≥4	62	38.51	143	46.42	205	43.71
Physical activity							0.089
Yes	113	70.19	239	77.35	352	74.89
Inactive	48	29.81	70	22.65	118	25.11
Smoking							<0.001
Yes	32	20.00	16	5.23	48	10.30
Ex-smoking	43	26.87	35	11.44	78	16.74
No	85	53.13	255	83.33	340	72.96
Alcohol intake							0.013
Yes	60	37.27	81	26.21	141	30.00
No	101	62.73	228	73.79	329	70.00
Nutritional status							0.099
Underweight	08	4.97	13	4.23	21	4.49
Normal weight	73	45.34	123	40.07	196	41.88
Overweight	54	33.54	90	29.32	144	30.77
Obese	26	16.15	81	26.38	107	22.86
Abdominal obesity							<0.001
No	135	83.85	178	57.79	313	66.74
Yes	26	16.15	130	42.21	156	33.26
Hypertension							0.632
Yes	96	59.63	176	57.33	272	58.12
No	65	40.37	131	42.67	196	41.88
History of parent’s obesity							0.187
Yes	144	89.44	262	85.06	406	86.57
No	161	10.56	46	14.94	63	13.43
Glucose level							0.574
Normal (<140 mg/dL)	137	85.09	267	86.97	404	86.32
High (≥140 mg/dL)	24	14.91	40	13.03	64	13.68

∗Chi-square test.