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World J Diabetes. Nov 15, 2023; 14(11): 1632-1642
Published online Nov 15, 2023. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i11.1632
Published online Nov 15, 2023. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i11.1632
Table 1 Demographic data and selected comorbidities of the two study groups
| Variables | Number (%) | Cases | Controls | P value |
| n = 11699 (%) | n = 11699 (%) | |||
| Age (yr) | 0.07 | |||
| 20-40 | 2307 (9.9) | 1139 (9.7) | 1168 (10.0) | |
| 41-60 | 16457 (70.3) | 8174 (69.9) | 8283 (70.8) | |
| 61-70 | 4634 (19.8) | 2386 (20.4) | 2248 (19.2) | |
| mean ± SD | 51.6 ± 7.3 | 51.5 ± 7.2 | 51.6 ± 7.3 | 0.34 |
| Duration of follow-up, yr (SD) | 5.8 (3.4) | 6.4 (3.2) | 5.5 (3.4) | |
| Sex | 0.99 | |||
| Female | 11243 (48.1) | 5622 (48.1) | 5621 (48.0) | |
| Male | 12155 (51.9) | 6077 (51.9) | 6078 (52.0) | |
| Monthly income | 0.15 | |||
| Low | 8561 (36.5) | 4290 (36.7) | 4271 (36.5) | |
| Median | 13116 (56.1) | 6587 (56.3) | 6529 (55.8) | |
| High | 1721 (7.4) | 822 (7.0) | 899 (7.7) | |
| Residential area | 0.19 | |||
| Urban | 14005 (59.8) | 6939 (59.3) | 7066 (60.4) | |
| Suburban | 3718 (15.9) | 1869 (16.0) | 1849 (15.8) | |
| Rural | 5675 (24.3) | 2891 (24.7) | 2784 (23.8) | |
| CCI | 4.3 (5.7) | 4.3 (5.8) | 4.3 (5.6) | 0.68 |
- Citation: Liao HH, Livneh H, Huang HL, Hung JY, Lu MC, Guo HR, Tsai TY. Reduced risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using Chinese herbal medicine: A nested case-control study. World J Diabetes 2023; 14(11): 1632-1642
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v14/i11/1632.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v14.i11.1632