Occupational Noise Exposure and Diabetes Risk

Table 1

Socioprofessional characteristics and lifestyle habits of the study population.

Variables	Exposed group		Unexposed group
	Number	%	Number	%
Level of study
Primary	10	6.6	27	17.9	0.01
Secondary	72	47.7	64	42.4
University	69	45.7	60	39.7
Marital status
Married	105	69.5	105	69.5	1
Others	46	30.5	46	30.5
Number of children
≤2	108	71.5	104	68.9	0.61
>2	43	28.5	47	31.1
Tobacco smoking
Yes	82	54.7	65	44.2	0.07
No	68	45.3	82	55.9
Alcohol consumption
Yes	16	10.6	15	9.9	0.85
No	135	89.4	136	90.1
Physical activity
Yes	44	29.1	62	41.1	0.03
No	107	70.9	89	58.9
Leisure activity
Yes	35	23.2	19	12.6	0.16
No	116	76.8	132	87.4
Energy intake
Small eater	49	32.5	10	10	<10^−3
Average eater	75	49.7	58	38.4
Large eater	27	17.9	83	55
Occupational status
Technician	41	27.2	29	19.2
Worker	59	39.1	17	11.3
Engineer	26	17.2	6	4
Administrative agent	21	13.8	33	21.8
Security agent	1	0.7	13	8.7
Cleaner	0	0	10	6.6
Perceived stress
Yes	86	57	28	18.5	<10^−3
No	65	43	123	81.5

Not applicable test.