Use of “Western” medicines by location, age range, and length of time since diagnosis.

DM =  diabetes mellitus, N =  number of participants, NGT =  normal glucose tolerance, undef =  undefined.
ap≤0.05 for urban vs. rural difference.
bp≤0.05 for age.
cp≤0.05 for duration of diabetes.
dp≤0.05 for overall DM vs. NGT difference.

General Notes
1) Data based on self-reports of the medicines that each participant using at the time of the interview.
2) Difference was defined as the rate for participants with DM minus the rate for participants with NGT.
3) Ratio was defined as the rate for participants with DM divided by the rate for participants with NGT.
4) Western medicines were defined as all medicines except traditional Chinese medicines.
5) Results as displayed unadjusted except for the NGT values in the column labeled “All Participants/Adjusted.” In this column, adjusted values for participants with NGT were directly standardized to the age-sex distribution of participants with DM.
6) P-values ≤0.05 include values ≤0.01<0.001. P-values were calculated from multivariable regression models using continuous measures of age and, for participants with DM, years since diabetes diagnosis, before annualization.
7) When not displayed, the rate for a participant with NGT can be calculated by dividing the rate for participants with DM by the DM:NGT ratio.