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Table 1 Characteristics of patients (n = 1653) with type 2 diabetes mellitus by ethnic background.

From: Quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes in general practice according to patients' ethnic background: a cross-sectional study from Oslo, Norway

Characteristics

All (n = 1653)

Norwegians (n = 1129)

South Asians (n = 322)

MENA a (n = 81)

East Asians (n = 54)

Others b (n = 67)

P c

Males (n=)

828

564

160

42

21

41

0.19

Age

       

   Valid cases (n=)

1653

1129

322

81

54

67

 

   Mean (year)

 

66.4

52.3

53.1

57.7

56.6

<0.001

   95% CI

 

65.7 to 67.2

51.2 to 53.3

50.9 to 55.3

54.9 to 60.6

53.6 to 59.6

 

Age at diagnosis

       

   Valid cases (n=)

1526

1061

292

71

44

58

 

   Mean (year)

 

59.7

44.9

47.2

52.0

49.0

<0.001

   95% CI

 

58.9 to 60.5

43.8 to 46.0

44.8 to 49.6

48.4 to 55.5

45.9 to 52.1

 

Diabetes duration

       

   Valid cases (n=)

1526

1061

292

71

44

58

 

   Mean (year)

 

6.6

7.0

5.5

5.0

6.4

0.11

   95% CI

 

6.2 to 6.9

6.3 to 7.7

4.4 to 6.7

3.8 to 6.1

5.0 to 7.8

 

Body Mass Index

       

   Valid cases (n=)

723

501

140

37

23

22

 

   Mean (kg/m2)

 

30.1

29.8

31.9

27.5

29.1

<0.001

   95% CI

 

29.6 to 30.6

29.0 to 30.7

29.4 to 34.4

26.0 to 28.9

26.6 to 31.6

 
  1. a Patients from Middle East/North Africa.
  2. b Patients from other regions.
  3. c p-values. One-way ANOVAs were applied to compare mean age, diabetes duration, age at diagnosis and BMI between ethnic groups. Chi-square test was applied to compare percentage of males between ethnic groups.