Table 2. Age, mean prevalence of diabetes mellitus, body mass index, and smoking habit by gender among Sub-Saharan Africans and native Europeans.
| Author [Ref] | Age (range) | MEN | WOMEN | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean) | Diabetes (%) | BMI (kg/m2) | Smokers (%) | Age (mean) | Diabetes (%) | BMI (kg/m2) | Smokers (%) | ||||||||||
| SSA | EU | SSA | EU | SSA | EU | SSA | EU | SSA | EU | SSA | EU | SSA | EU | SSA | EU | ||
| Meade et al.[42] | 18–49 | 35.5 | 34.7 | - | - | 24.5 | 24.4 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 38.6 | 36.9 | - | - | 27.4 | 23.6 | 7.3 | 59.0 |
| Sever et al.[43] | 24–58 | 42.0 | 42.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44.0 | 43.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Haines et al.[33] | 17–70 | 41.4 | 42.4 | - | - | 25.0 | 25.3 | 41.4 | 46.3 | 36.5 | 40.9 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 27.5 | 45.6 | ||
| Cruickshank et al.[34] | 45–74 | 57.0 | 62.2 | 41.0* | 4.0* | 26.0 | 26.2 | - | - | 56.6 | 60.3 | 13.0* | 2.0* | 29.1 | 26.3 | - | |
| McKeigue et al.[39] | 40–69 | - | - | 14.6* | 4.8* | 26.3 | 25.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chaturvedi et al.[35] | 40–64 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 12.9* | 6.5* | 26.0 | 26.4 | 30.0 | 37.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 17.7* | 4.0* | 29.1 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 35.0 |
| Cappuccio et al.[36] | 40–59 | 51.1 | 49.8 | 18.0* | 7.0* | 26.4 | 25.8 | 18.6 | 39.6 | 51.1 | 49.8 | 15.0* | 5.0* | 29.3 | 26.1 | 9.2 | 33.3 |
| Whitty et al.[44] | 35–56 | 45.8 | 43.8 | 5.0* | 2.0* | - | - | 17.0 | 15.0 | 45.8 | 43.8 | 5.0* | 2.0* | - | - | 9.0 | 26.0 |
| HSE 1999 [46] | >16 | 43.1 | 45.0 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 35.0 | 27.0 | 41.3 | 45.4 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 25.0 | 27.0 |
| Lane et al.[37] | >30 | 44.6 | 44.1 | - | - | 26.2 | 25.9 | 50.0 | 40.6 | 45.0 | 43.9 | - | - | 28.7 | 25.6 | 10.9 | 49.2 |
| HSE 2004 (BC) [47] | >16 | 45.2 | 47.4 | 10.0** | 4.3** | 27.1 | 27.1 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 43.3 | 47.2 | 8.4** | 3.4** | 28.0 | 26.8 | 24.0 | 23.0 |
| HSE 2004 (BA) [47] | >16 | 45.2 | 47.4 | 5.0** | 4.3** | 26.4 | 27.1 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 36.4 | 47.2 | 2.1** | 3.4** | 28.8 | 26.8 | 10.0 | 23.0 |
| Agyemang et al.[45] | 35–60 | 44.1 | 48.1 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 55.5 | 54.0 | 43.4 | 47.4 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 29.4 | 26.1 | - | - |
| Gualdi-Russo et al.[41] | 17–65 | 34.7 | 37.0 | - | - | 22.9 | 25.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabanal et al.[58] | 40–65 | 42.5 | 48.6 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 25.7 | 26.9 | 32.0 | 39.0 | 46.7 | 48.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 28.6 | 25.9 | 32.0 | 45.0 |
| Agyemang et al.(AS)[59] | 18–70 | 47.6 | 47.3 | - | - | 26.4 | 25.2 | 42.6 | 27.0 | 47.5 | 45.5 | - | - | 28.8 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 24.2 |
| Agyemang et al.(G)[59] | 18–70 | 47.1 | 47.3 | - | - | 26.8 | 25.2 | 7.8 | 27.0 | 43.9 | 45.5 | - | - | 29.5 | 24.3 | 2.4 | 24.2 |
BMI = body mass index; SSA = Sub-Saharan Africans; EU = Europeans; BC = Black Caribbeans; BA = Black Africans; AS = African Surinamese; G = G = Ghanians.
* = Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (75 g);
** = Self-reported doctor-diagnosed diabetes.