- Association between the presence and duration of thyroid disease and the presence of diabetes mellitus and waist circumference (N=411).
| Variables | Thyroid presence and duration | Total (N=411) | P-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than one year | From 1-5 years | More than 5 years | No | |||
| Waist circumference (cm) | ||||||
| less than 70 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.2) | 7 (1.7) | 0.670 |
| 70-100 | 17 (4.1) | 9 (2.2) | 8 (1.9) | 76 (18.5) | 110 (26.8) | |
| 100-140 | 14 (3.4) | 12 (2.9) | 12 (2.9) | 81 (19.7) | 119 (29.0) | |
| 140-180 | 17 (4.1) | 15 (3.6) | 12 (2.9) | 68 (16.5) | 112 (27.3) | |
| I do not know | 8 (1.9) | 4 (1.0) | 8 (1.9) | 43 (10.5) | 63 (15.3) | |
| Have DM? | ||||||
| Yes | 29 (7.1) | 22 (5.4) | 15 (3.6) | 110 (26.8) | 176 (42.8) | 0.205 |
| No | 27 (6.6) | 20 (4.9) | 25 (6.1) | 163 (39.7) | 235 (57.2) | |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). T-test used to calculate the p-values.