Table 1.
Description of the Total BRFSS 2007 Weighted Sample and Comparison of Respondents With and Without Diabetes
| Variables | Total Sample (N=403,137) | Respondents Without Diabetes (n=349158) | Respondents With Diabetes (n=44528) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) | % | Mean (SE) | % | Mean (SE) | % | ||
| Age (years) | 46.44 (.06) | 45.1 (.06) | 59.8 (.16) | <.001 | |||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 48.2 | 48.7 | 49.4 | .142 | |||
| Female | 51.8 | 51.3 | 50.6 | ||||
| Race | |||||||
| Whites | 73.8 | 74.5 | 67.9 | <.001 | |||
| Blacks | 10.3 | 9.8 | 15.7 | ||||
| Hispanics | 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.4 | ||||
| Education | |||||||
| High school | 40.9 | 39.7 | 52.0 | <.001 | |||
| More than high school | 59.1 | 60.3 | 48.0 | ||||
| Income | |||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 51.8 | 50.0 | 68.3 | <.001 | |||
| $50,000 or more | 48.2 | 50.0 | 31.7 | ||||
| Smoking Status | |||||||
| Current smoker | 19.4 | 19.8 | 15.4 | <.001 | |||
| Former smoker | 24.5 | 23.5 | 35.9 | ||||
| Never smoker | 56.1 | 56.8 | 48.6 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.5 (.02) | 27.1 (.02) | 31.4 (.07) | <.001 | |||
| Physical Activity | |||||||
| Meet Recommendations | 48.8 | 50.3 | 34.5 | <.001 | |||
| Insufficient Physical Activity | 37.8 | 37.5 | 40.1 | ||||
| No Physical Activity | 13.4 | 12.2 | 25.4 | ||||
| Blood Pressure | |||||||
| Normal | 72.0 | 75.9 | 32.9 | <.001 | |||
| Hypertension | 28.0 | 24.1 | 67.1 | ||||
| Cholesterol | |||||||
| Normal | 62.4 | 65.6 | 37.0 | <.001 | |||
| High Cholesterol | 37.6 | 34.4 | 63.0 | ||||