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. 2025 Aug 22;15:04251. doi: 10.7189/jogh.15.04251

Table 1.

Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose among adults in Cambodia

Variable name N (%) IFG prevalence (95% CI) P-value Diabetes prevalence (95% CI) P-value
Overall
3660 (100.0)
4.4 (3.6, 5.3)

6.4 (5.6, 7.3)

Age in years


<0.001
<0.001
18–29
465 (13.6)
1.4 (0.6, 3.3)
0.9 (0.4, 2.1)
30–39
704 (20.5)
4.5 (2.8, 7.2)
3.3 (2.1, 5.3)
40–49
737 (21.5)
5.8 (4.0, 8.2)
7.9 (5.9, 10.6)
50–59
819 (23.9)
8.9 (6.6, 11.9)
16.7 (13.6, 20.2)
60–69
703 (20.5)
8.5 (6.2, 11.5)

20.9 (17.3, 25.0)

Sex


0.111
0.399
Male
1289 (35.2)
4.4 (3.3, 5.9)
5.4 (4.3, 6.8)
Female
2371 (64.8)
4.3 (3.4, 5.5)

7.5 (6.4, 8.8)

Highest educational level


0.001
0.050
No formal schooling
2142 (58.5)
5.5 (4.3, 7.0)
8.9 (7.5, 10.5)
Primary school completed
678 (18.5)
4.1 (2.4, 6.8)
3.7 (2.6, 5.1)
Secondary school completed
497 (13.6)
3.2 (2.0, 5.0)
6.0 (4.2, 8.5)
High school or higher education completed
343 (9.4)
2.8 (1.4, 5.5)

3.5 (2.2, 5.6)

Marital status


0.909
0.063
Currently married
2528 (69.1)
4.5 (3.7, 5.6)
7.1 (6.1, 8.3)
Others (never married/separated divorced/widowed)
1132 (30.9)
4.0 (2.6, 6.0)

4.7 (3.6, 6.2)

Employment status


<0.001
0.103
Government employee
128 (3.5)
10.8 (5.5, 20.0)
5.1 (2.6, 9.7)
Non-government employee
566 (15.5)
4.1 (2.7, 6.2)
4.7 (3.2, 7.0)
Self-employed
2162 (59.1)
4.5 (3.4, 5.8)
6.4 (5.3, 7.6)
Unpaid (non-paid, students, homemakers, retirees, unemployed)
804 (22.0)
3.0 (2.1, 4.3)

9.0 (7.0, 11.6)

BMI


<0.001
<0.001
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)
339 (9.3)
2.3 (1.0, 5.0)
2.1 (1.0, 4.3)
Normal (18.5–<23 kg/m2)
1436 (39.2)
3.2 (2.3, 4.5)
4.8 (3.8, 6.0)
Overweight (23.0–<27.5 kg/m2)
1295 (35.4)
4.8 (3.3, 6.8)
8.2 (6.7, 10.0)
Obese (≥27.5 kg/m2)
590 (16.1)
9.5 (6.7, 13.3)

12.0 (9.0, 15.9)

Smoking tobacco product use


0.326
0.666
Never
2752 (75.2)
4.3 (3.4, 5.4)
6.3 (5.4, 7.4)
Former user
347 (9.5)
4.7 (2.8, 7.6)
7.6 (5.1, 11.1)
Current user
561 (15.3)
4.5 (2.7, 7.6)

6.2 (4.3, 8.7)

Smokeless tobacco product use


0.100
0.213
Never
3291 (89.9)
4.3 (3.5, 5.3)
6.1 (5.2, 7.0)
Former user
98 (2.7)
8.3 (3.2, 20.1)
9.4 (5.1, 16.5)
Current user
271 (7.4)
4.8 (2.6, 8.8)

14.7 (9.9, 21.2)

Alcohol consumption


<0.001
<0.01
No
963 (26.3)
5.7 (4.0, 8.2)
8.1 (6.4, 10.2)
Occasionally (<once per day)
2567 (70.1)
4.0 (3.1, 5.1)
5.7 (4.8, 6.8)
Daily (≥once per day)
130 (3.6)
6.2 (3.2, 11.7)

13.8 (8.6, 21.5)

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption


<0.001
<0.05
No
793 (21.7)
5.6 (3.9, 8.0)
11.9 (9.4, 15.0)
Occasionally (<once per day)
1845 (50.4)
4.8 (3.7, 6.3)
5.2 (4.2, 6.4)
Daily (≥once per day)
1022 (27.9)
3.0 (2.0, 4.4)

5.7 (4.4, 7.4)

Fruits consumption


0.649
0.095
Low (<1.5 servings per day)
2672 (73.4)
4.0 (3.1, 5.1)
6.2 (5.3, 7.2)
Moderate (1.5–2.5 servings per day)
434 (11.9)
4.5 (2.7, 7.4)
7.4 (5.1, 10.8)
Adequate (≥2.5 servings per day)
534 (14.7)
5.6 (3.7, 8.3)

6.3 (4.4, 8.9)

Vegetable consumption


0.368
0.078
Low (<1.5 servings per day)
1676 (45.8)
3.9 (2.8, 5.6)
6.2 (5.1, 7.5)
Moderate (1.5–2.5 servings per day)
876 (23.9)
4.4 (3.0, 6.3)
5.3 (4.0, 7.1)
Adequate (≥2.5 servings per day)
1108 (30.3)
4.9 (3.6, 6.6)

7.6 (6.0, 9.5)

Physical activity


<0.05
0.586
Low (<150 min of moderate-intensity activity per week or equivalent)
226 (6.2)
1.9 (0.9, 3.9)
7.9 (4.9, 12.6)
Adequate (≥150 min of moderate-intensity activity per week or equivalent)
3434 (93.8)
4.5 (3.7, 5.5)

6.3 (5.5, 7.3)

Comorbid hypertension


<0.001
<0.001
No
2694 (73.6)
3.7 (2.9, 4.8)
3.9 (3.2, 4.6)
Yes
966 (26.4)
7.8 (5.8, 10.3)

19.8 (16.4, 23.7)

Household income in quantiles


0.336
<0.05
Poorest
732 (20.0)
3.5 (2.3, 5.3)
9.9 (7.6, 12.9)
Poorer
743 (20.3)
6.0 (3.9, 9.1)
5.2 (3.8, 7.0)
Middle
791 (21.6)
3.7 (2.5, 5.5)
4.7 (3.5, 6.3)
Richer
686 (18.7)
4.3 (2.9, 6.4)
5.5 (4.1, 7.4)
Richest
708 (19.3)
4.4 (2.6, 7.3)

6.9 (5.0, 9.4)

Place of residence


<0.001
<0.05
Rural
2274 (62.1)
4.1 (3.2, 5.3)
5.6 (4.7, 6.7)
Urban
1386 (37.9)
4.9 (3.6, 6.7)

8.3 (6.8, 10.1)

Region


<0.05
0.372
Central Plain
1758 (48.0)
4.4 (3.3, 5.8)
7.2 (6.0, 8.7)
Tonle Sap
1196 (32.7)
4.7 (3.3, 6.7)
6.6 (5.2, 8.3)
Coastal and sea
216 (5.9)
3.9 (2.1, 7.3)
3.8 (2.1, 6.8)
Plateau and mountains 490 (13.4) 3.7 (2.2, 6.4) 5.1 (3.5, 7.3)

BMI – body mass index, CI – confidence interval, IFG – impaired fasting glucose