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

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics by glucose level.

	Glucose level
Variable	Normal < 140 mg/dL		High ≥ 140 mg/dL		Total		𝑃 value*
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Age groups (years)							<0.001
18–29	117	28.96	2	3.13	119	25.43
30–39	78	19.31	4	6.25	82	17.52
40–49	68	16.83	9	14.06	78	16.42
50–59	71	79.78	18	28.14	90	19.02
≥60	70	69.31	31	48.44	101	21.60
Skin color							0.035
White	79	19.65	20	31.25	99	21.24
Nonwhite	323	80.35	244	68.75	367	78.76
Marital status							0.129
With spouse	205	50.74	39	60.94	244	52.14
Without spouse	199	49.26	25	39.06	224	47.86
Education (years)							0.001
<5	65	16.17	4	6.25	69	15.17
≥5 and <8	168	41.79	18	28.13	186	39.74
≥8 e <12	54	13.43	8	12.50	62	13.30
≥12	115	28.61	34	53.13	149	31.97
Income (minimum wages)							0.981
<2	60	14.89	9	14.06	69	14.78
≥2 a <4	166	41.19	27	42.19	193	41.33
≥4	177	43.92	28	43.75	205	43.90
Physical activity							0.001
Yes	313	77.48	37	57.81	350	74.79
Inactive	91	22.52	27	42.19	118	25.21
Smoking							0.002
Yes	42	10.45	6	12.50	48	10.34
Ex-smoking	57	14.18	20	25.97	77	16.59
No	303	75.37	36	58.06	339	73.06
Alcohol intake							0.065
Yes	128	31.68	13	20.31	141	30.13
No	276	68.32	51	79.69	327	69.87
Nutritional status							0.012
Underweight	19	4.73	2	3.13	21	4.51
Normal weight	174	43.28	21	32.81	195	41.85
Overweight	127	31.59	16	25.00	16	30.69
Obese	82	20.40	25	39.06	25	22.96
Abdominal obesity							0.009
No	279	69.06	33	52.38	312	66.81
Yes	125	30.94	30	47.62	155	33.19
Hypertension							<0.001
Yes	254	63.18	16	25.00	270	57.94
No	148	36.82	48	75.00	196	42.06

∗Chi-square test.