Occupational Noise Exposure and Diabetes Risk

Table 2

Clinical and biological parameters of the study population.

Variables	Exposed group		Unexposed group
	Number	%	Number	%
Family history
Diabetes	73	48.3	37	24.5	<10^−3
HBP	77	51	55	36.4	0.01
Stroke	6	4	13	8.6	0.09
Personal history
Diabetes	10	6.6	6	4	0.30
HBP	12	7.9	10	6.6	0.65
Diabetes
No	107	70.9	121	80.1	0.14
MFH	20	13.2	16	10.6
Yes	24	15.9	14	9.3
	Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)
	Median (min-max)		Median (min-max)
BMI	29.3 (3.5) kg/m^2		28.2 (4.8) kg/m^2		0.02
Fasting blood sugar level	5.35 [2.33–12.22] mmol/L		5.13 [4.06–15.5] mmol/L		0.03

HBP: high blood pressure; SD: standard deviation; min: minimum; max: maximum; BMI: body mass index MFH: mild fasting hyperglycemia; not applicable test.