Table 1 Characteristics of NDDM and DDM group

Gender(M/F)

129/103

19/45

p < 0.001

Age (year)

53.1 ± 4.9

54.3 ± 5.7

p = 0.337

Education Level (%)

≤Primary school

35(15.1%)

9(14.1%)

p = 1.000

Junior middle school

144(62.1%)

34(53.1%)

p = 0.199

Senior middle school

38(16.4%)

9(14.1%)

p = 0.847

Disease duration (year)

5.2 ± 1.3

6.2 ± 0.9

p = 0.234

The number of complications (n)

2.6 ± 0.8

5.1 ± 1.2

p = 0.004

BMI (kg/m²)

25.9 ± 3.8

28.3 ± 4.3

p = 0.017

HbA1c(%)

8.02 ± 1.88

8.91 ± 1.84

p < 0.001