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Table 2 Prevalence of IFG and diabetes among Kuwaiti males and females by study period, socio-demographic, biological and lifestyle factors

From: Trends and risk factors of hyperglycemia and diabetes among Kuwaiti adults: National Nutrition Surveillance Data from 2002 to 2009

 

Male (n=2745)

Female (n=3611)

Variable

n

IFG*

Diabetes**

n

IFG

Diabetes

Study Period

      

2002-03

932

13.4b1

19.1b1

1181

12.1c1

14.9c2

2004-05

579

15.4b1

16.8b1

790

9.2b2

13.8bc1

2006-07

716

14.0b1

12.2a1

1003

12.4c1

11.3b1

2008-09

518

6.0a1

9.3a1

637

5.3a1

6.0a1

Age Group (Year)

      

20-29

930

9.1a1

4.4a1

1246

8.2a1

3.4a1

30-39

660

11.1a1

13.0b1

857

8.9a1

6.2b2

40-49

635

15.1b1

16.9c1

842

11.9b1

13.9c1

50-59

345

16.8b1

30.4d1

508

14.0b1

30.9d1

60-69

175

18.9b1

40.6e1

158

15.8b1

42.4e1

BMI Status

      

Normal (<25 kg/m2)

715

9.5a1

8.5a1

724

6.8a1

3.6a2

Overweight (25- <30 kg/m2)

1093

13.5b1

14.8b1

1126

9.6b2

9.1b2

Obese (≥30 kg/m2)

937

13.8b1

20.0c1

1761

12.3c1

17.5c1

Serum Cholesterol

      

Normal (<5.18 mmol/L)

1603

11.4a1

12.7a1

2192

9.8a1

10.2a2

Moderate hypercholesterolemia§

787

13.7ab1

16.0b1

951

11.8a1

13.5b1

High hypercholesterolemia

337

15.7b1

23.7c1

431

9.7a2

19.3c1

Education Level

      

Up to grade VIII

667

14.5a1

21.4b1

1157

13.7c1

21.2b1

High school & diploma

1226

12.1a1

13.5a1

1450

9.8b2

8.6a2

Undergraduate and above

842

11.8a1

11.9a1

1004

7.4a2

6.6a2

Exercise

      

No

1643

13.0a1

16.9b1

2702

10.4a2

12.7b2

Yes

1102

11.9a1

12.1a1

909

10.3a1

10.2a1

Smoking Status

      

No

2067

13.8b1

15.3a1

3517

10.5b2

11.9a2

Yes

678

8.7a1

13.7a1

94

4.3a1

17.0a1

  1. n= total number of subjects.
  2. *Fasting blood glucose level > 6.1 but <7.0 mmol/L; **Fasting blood glucose >7.0 mmol/L.
  3. §Serum cholesterol >5.18 but < 6.22 mmol/L; Serum cholesterol >6.22 mmol/L.
  4. a,b,cPrevalence value within a column with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P<0.05) using Z –test.
  5. 1,2,3Prevalence values across the rows for each listed variable with unlike numbers were significantly different (P<0.05) using Z-test.