Sense of control and diabetes mellitus among U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis

Table 2 Characteristics of the study group, Aging, Status, and Sense of Control Study, 1994–1995

Characteristic	No. in sample	% of total population	% diabetics in each category	p-value^a
Sex
Male	1099	42.4	4.5	.22
Female	1491	57.5	5.5
Race
White	2192	84.5	4.6	.001
African American	195	7.5	11.3
Asian or Pacific Islander	42	1.6	2.3
Native American	37	1.4	5.4
Other	124	4.8	3.1
Ethnicity
Hispanic	147	5.7	4.1	.58
Not Hispanic	2431	93.8	5.1
Missing	14	0.5
Age, in years
18–39	969	37.4	1.0	<.001
40–59	848	32.7	4.6
60 +	755	29.1	11.1
Missing	20	0.8
Education
Less than high school	330	12.7	10.7	<.001
High school degree or some college	1556	60.0	4.3
College degree or some graduate/professional school or graduate/professional degree	686	26.4	4.1
Body Mass Index
Obese	428	16.5	10.3	<.001
Not obese	2147	82.8	4.1
Missing	17	0.7
Social support^b	1.7	0.01	---	<.001
Sense of control^b	0.7	0.01	---	<.001

^aChi-square test for categorical variables, independent samples t-test for continuous variables
^bPresented as mean values and standard errors; independent t-test

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