Table 1.
Description of study participants according to IFG/T2D status, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2007
| Variable | All | IFG/T2D | Non IFG/T2D | P-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1623) | (n = 93) | (n = 1530) | |||||
| N | % | n | % | N | % | ||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 666 | 41.0 | 55 | 45.1 | 611 | 40.7 | |
| Female | 957 | 59.0 | 67 | 54.9 | 890 | 59.3 | 0.345 |
| Age group (years) | |||||||
| 25-24 | 768 | 47.3 | 22 | 18.0 | 746 | 49.7 | |
| 35-44 | 278 | 17.1 | 22 | 18.0 | 256 | 17.1 | |
| 45-54 | 337 | 20.8 | 38 | 31.2 | 299 | 19.9 | |
| 55-64 | 170 | 10.5 | 34 | 27.9 | 136 | 9.1 | |
| 65+ | 70 | 4.3 | 6 | 4.9 | 64 | 4.3 | <0.001 |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 852 | 52.5 | 84 | 68.9 | 768 | 51.2 | |
| Single | 584 | 36.0 | 20 | 16.4 | 564 | 37.6 | |
| Others | 187 | 11.5 | 18 | 14.8 | 169 | 11.3 | <0.001 |
| Occupation (n = 1526) | |||||||
| Civil servant/Private sector | 591 | 38.7 | 51 | 46.4 | 540 | 38.1 | |
| Self-employed/unpaid subsistence farming | 259 | 16.9 | 18 | 16.4 | 241 | 17.0 | |
| Student | 197 | 12.9 | 4 | 3.6 | 193 | 13.6 | |
| Retired/House keeper | 288 | 18.9 | 30 | 27.3 | 258 | 18.2 | |
| Unemployed | 191 | 12.5 | 7 | 6.3 | 184 | 12.9 | <0.001 |
| Highest level of education (n = 1607) | |||||||
| Never went to school to completed primary school | 366 | 22.8 | 31 | 25.6 | 335 | 22.5 | |
| Completed secondary school | 405 | 25.2 | 30 | 24.8 | 375 | 25.2 | |
| Completed high school | 391 | 24.3 | 27 | 22.3 | 364 | 24.5 | |
| Completed university | 445 | 27.7 | 33 | 27.3 | 412 | 27.7 | 0.873 |
| Weight status | |||||||
| Underweight to normal | 593 | 36.5 | 30 | 24.6 | 563 | 37.5 | |
| Overweight | 562 | 34.6 | 42 | 34.4 | 520 | 34.6 | |
| Obese | 468 | 28.8 | 50 | 41.0 | 418 | 27.9 | 0.003 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | |||||||
| <0.90(men) or <0.85(women) | 1029 | 63.4 | 48 | 39.3 | 981 | 65.4 | |
| >0.90(men) or >0.85(women) | 594 | 36.6 | 74 | 60.7 | 520 | 34.6 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference | |||||||
| ≤94(men) ≤ 80 cm(women) | 743 | 45.8 | 40 | 32.8 | 703 | 46.8 | |
| 94 > & < 102(men)80 > &88 cm (women) | 313 | 19.3 | 18 | 14.8 | 295 | 19.7 | |
| ≥102 cm(men) ≥ 88 cm(women) | 567 | 34.9 | 64 | 52.4 | 503 | 33.5 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | |||||||
| Yes | 432 | 26.6 | 51 | 41.8 | 381 | 25.4 | |
| No | 1191 | 73.4 | 71 | 48.2 | 1120 | 74.6 | <0.001 |
| Smoking (n = 1 607) | |||||||
| Never | 1219 | 75.9 | 91 | 75.8 | 1128 | 75.9 | |
| Former | 266 | 16.5 | 19 | 15.8 | 247 | 16.6 | |
| Current | 122 | 7.6 | 10 | 8.3 | 112 | 7.5 | 0.935 |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||
| Never | 269 | 16.7 | 19 | 15.6 | 250 | 16.7 | |
| Former | 293 | 18.2 | 23 | 18.9 | 270 | 18.1 | |
| Current | 1051 | 65.1 | 80 | 65.5 | 971 | 65.1 | 0.935 |
| General physical activity | |||||||
| None | 628 | 38.6 | 37 | 30.3 | 591 | 39.4 | |
| Low intensity | 837 | 51.6 | 73 | 59.8 | 764 | 50.9 | |
| Moderate activity | 87 | 5.4 | 4 | 3.3 | 83 | 5.5 | |
| Vigorous activity | 71 | 4.4 | 8 | 6.6 | 63 | 4.2 | 0.084 |
| Walking/cycling for at least 10 minutes (n = 1 609) | |||||||
| Yes | 1339 | 83.2 | 96 | 80.7 | 1 243 | 83.4 | |
| No | 270 | 16.8 | 23 | 19.3 | 247 | 16.6 | 0.440 |
| Activity during recreation/leisure (n = 1614) | |||||||
| None | 89 | 5.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 87 | 5.8 | |
| Low intensity | 1394 | 86.4 | 105 | 88.2 | 1 289 | 86.2 | |
| Moderate activity | 42 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 38 | 2.5 | |
| Vigorous activity | 89 | 5.5 | 8 | 6.7 | 81 | 5.4 | 0.251 |
| Fruit consumption/week (n = 1 471) | |||||||
| 0/day | 299 | 20.3 | 26 | 22.0 | 273 | 20.2 | |
| 1-2 days | 252 | 17.1 | 29 | 24.6 | 223 | 16.5 | |
| 3-4 days | 731 | 49.7 | 44 | 37.3 | 687 | 50.8 | |
| 5-7 days | 189 | 12.9 | 19 | 16.1 | 170 | 12.5 | 0.025 |
| Vegetable consumption/week(n = 1 555) | |||||||
| 1-2 days | 183 | 11.8 | 19 | 16.1 | 164 | 11.4 | |
| 3-4 days | 407 | 26.1 | 37 | 31.4 | 370 | 25.8 | |
| 5-7 days | 965 | 62.1 | 62 | 52.5 | 903 | 62.8 | 0.074 |
*Chi-square test for comparison of distribution of variable categories for IFG/T2D versus non IFG/T2D.