Table 4.

Prevlance of diabetes and pre-diabetes by gender and age groups

	All % (95%CI)	Women % (95%CI)	Men % (95%CI)
Diabetes Mellitus
Overall	6.5(5.4–7.6)	6.6(4.8–8.4)	6.4(5.0–7.8)
Age (years)
≤24 (n=377)	0.8(−0.1–1.7)	0.6(−0.6–1.8)	1.0(−0.4–2.4)
25–34 (n=688)	1.3(0.4–2.2)	0.4(−0.4–1.2)	18.0(14.4–21.6)
35–44 (n=324)	6.2(3.5–8.9)	3.0(0.0–5.9)	8.3(4.3–12.3)
45–54 (n=382)	17.3(13.4–21.2)	21.8(15.5–28.1)	13.5(8.8–18.2)
≥55 (n=180)	15.6(10.2–21.0)	13.2(3.9–22.5)	16.5(9.9–23.1)
Pre-diabetes
Overall	21.6(19.7–23.5)	21.8(19.4–24.2)	21.6(19.7–23.5)
Age (years)
≤24 (n=377)	21.7(17.5–25.9)	21.2(14.9–27.5)	22.2(16.4–27.9)
25–34 (n=688)	16.4(13.6–19.2)	15.3(10.7–19.9)	17.0(13.4–20.5)
35–44 (n=324)	21.0(16.5–25.5)	21.9(14.7–29.1)	20.3(14.5–26.1)
45–54 (n=382)	27.8(23.2–32.4)	27.0(20.3–33.7)	28.4(22.1–34.6)
≥55 (n=180)	29.4(22.6–36.2)	30.2(17.6–42.8)	29.1(21.0–37.1)

^*Diabetes Mellitus defined as fasting glucose blood levels ≥ 126 mg/dl (or with normal glucose but under treatment (diet or medical) for diabetes. Pre-diabetes defined as having as fasting blood glucose level between 100 and 125 mg/dl. Fasting is defined as no caloric intake for at least 8 hour