Table 1 Characteristics of participants with blood glucose measurement in the Mongolian STEPS 2009 survey. Men and women aged 35-64 years by diabetes status

Sex, men, %

37.1

59.3

−22.2

0.001

38.4

1018

Age, years

46.3

8.1

47.6

7.7

−1.3

0.222

46.4

8.1

1018

Body weight, kg

68.6

13.2

75.9

14.9

−7.3

<0.001

69.0

13.4

1018

Body height, kg

160.0

7.9

163.1

8.9

−3.1

0.004

160.2

8.0

1018

BMI, kg/m²

26.8

4.7

28.5

4.8

−1.7

0.007

26.9

4.7

1018

Waist circumference, cm

88.8

12.6

95.3

12.2

−6.5

<0.001

89.2

12.7

1018

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

133.9

23.1

144.1

25.6

−10.2

0.001

134.5

23.3

1018

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

85.4

13.6

92.0

13.1

−6.6

<0.001

85.8

13.6

1018

Medication for hypertension, % yes

17.1

30.5

−13.4

0.014

17.9

1018

Hypertension or medication, % yes

44.5

71.2

−26.7

<0.001

46.1

1018

History of elevated glucose, % yes

3.5

10.2

−6.6

0.024

3.9

1018

Leisure time phys. act. daily, % no

60.3

79.7

−19.4

0.003

61.4

1018

Phys. act. at work daily, % no

33.5

35.6

−2.1

0.777

33.6

1018

Sitting time/day, hours

2.9

1.9

4.0

2.8

−1.1

<0.001

2.9

2.0

1018

Sitting time 6h or more/day, % yes

16.0

35.6

−19.6

<0.001

17.1

1018

Fruits weekly, % no

54.8

67.8

−12.9

0.892

55.6

1018

Vegetables weekly, % no

33.2

18.6

14.5

0.351

32.3

1018

Daily smoking, % yes

23.0

33.9

−10.9

0.081

23.7

1018

FINDRISC score (coefficients)^a

3.9

6.3

8.0

14.4

−4.1

<0.001

4.1

7.1

1018

FINDRISC score (score points)^b

5.8

3.6

7.4

4.0

−1.6

0.001

5.9

3.6

1018

Rotterdam score^c

11.7

5.5

14.7

6.8

−2.9

<0.001

11.9

5.7

1018