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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population

From: Exposure to arsenic in drinking water is associated with increased prevalence of diabetes: a cross-sectional study in the Zimapán and Lagunera regions in Mexico

 

Diabetic

Non-diabetic

 

Mean (N)

SD (%)

Mean (N)

SD (%)

Population (N, %)

(25)

(9.7)

(233)

(90.3)

Female (N, %)

(19)

(76.0)

(155)

(66.5)

Age (years)

50.4

13.1

32.3

18.0

iAs concentration in drinking water (ppb)

77.3

61.8

39.2

44.9

Water consumption (L/day)

2.1

1.0

1.9

0.9

Bottled water for drinking (N, %)

(12)

(48.0)

(132)

(56.7)

BMI > 30 (N, %)

(11)

(44.0)

(77)

(33.1)

Hypertensive (N, %)

(9)

(36.0)

(88)

(37.8)

FBG (mg/dL)

177.4

77.5

83.8

16.0

2HBG (mg/dL)

258.4

130.0

97.3

27.4

HbA1c (%)

9.0

2.6

6.1

0.6

FPI

7.8

6.4

9.0

6.3

HOMA-IR

3.1

2.3

1.8

1.3