Table 2.
Age-adjusted prevalence (95% CI) and changes of cardiovascular risk factors among Thai adults aged ≥20 years with diabetes by sex between 2004 and 2009
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2009 | % Change from 2004 | 2004 | 2009 | % Change from 2004 | |
| n | 1,824 | 895 | 2,439 | 1,177 | ||
| Diabetes | 6.3 (5.2–7.2) | 6.4 (5.5–7.3) | 2.1 | 7.6 (6.8–8.4) | 8.1 (7.4–8.8) | 5.5 |
| Hypertension | 46.3 (40.6–51.9) | 41.5 (37.1–46.0) | −10.2 | 47.6 (43.2–52.0) | 47.1 (42.1–52.1) | −1.0 |
| High total cholesterol (≥6.2 mmol/L or treated) | 30.6 (25.0–36.2) | 36.4 (31.0–41.9) | 18.8 | 34.4 (28.5–40.3) | 48.6 (43.6–53.6) | 41.3* |
| High total cholesterol (≥5.2 mmol/L or treated) | 57.2 (47.5–66.9) | 57.3 (51.6–63.0) | 0.2 | 60.1 (52.8–67.3) | 74.2 (69.1–79.2) | 23.5* |
| High LDL cholesterol (≥2.6 mmol/L or treated) | NA | 76.1 (70.6–81.6) | NA | NA | 86.4 (83.3–89.6) | NA |
| BMI 23 to <25 kg/m2 | 19.0 (15.7–22.8) | 20.3 (15.2–26.4) | 6.6 | 19.1 (16.2–22.4) | 18.3 (14.5–22.9) | −3.9 |
| BMI ≥25 kg/m2 | 45.1 (37.6–52.6) | 49.7 (44.0–55.5) | 10.1 | 56.3 (50.6–61.9) | 63.8 (58.4–69.2) | 13.2 |
| Abdominal obesity | 38.9 (32.5–45.3) | 40.3 (35.7–45.0) | 3.6 | 66.7 (60.8–72.5) | 78.6 (74.7–82.6) | 18.0* |
| Current regular smoker | 41.6 (36.5–46.6) | 45.1 (38.6–51.6) | 8.6 | 2.6 (1.4–3.8) | 1.9 (0.8–3.0) | −26.2 |
Abdominal obesity: waist circumference ≥90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women. NA, not applicable.
*P < 0.05.