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. 2020 Apr 28;369:m997. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m997

Table 3.

Age and sex standardised prevalence of diabetes, prediabetes, and risk factors among adults living in mainland China

Characteristics No of participants Percentage estimated prevalence (95% confidence interval)
Self-reported diabetes Self-reported diabetes or fasting plasma glucose ≥7 mmol/L Self-reported diabetes, fasting plasma glucose ≥7 mmol/L, or two hour plasma glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L Self-reported diabetes, fasting plasma glucose ≥7 mmol/L, two hour plasma glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L, or HbA1c ≥6.5% Prediabetes
Overall 75 880 6.0 (5.4 to 6.7) 8.7 (8.1 to 9.3) 11.2 (10.5 to 11.9) 12.8 (12.0 to 13.6) 35.2 (33.5 to 37.0)
Sex:
 Men 36 819 6.4 (5.6 to 7.2) 9.7 (8.9 to 10.5) 12.1 (11.3 to 13.0) 13.7 (12.8 to 14.7) 37.0 (35.2 to 38.9)
 Women 39 061 5.6 (5.1 to 6.2) 7.7 (7.1 to 8.3) 10.3 (9.5 to 11.1) 11.8 (10.9 to 12.7) 33.4 (31.6 to 35.3)
 P for difference 0.01 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Urbanisation:
 Urban 40 560 7.1 (6.6 to 7.7) 9.6 (9.0 to 10.3) 12.2 (11.4 to 13.1) 13.7 (12.7 to 14.7) 34.6 (31.6 to 37.7)
 Rural 35 320 5.0 (4.3 to 5.9) 7.9 (7.0 to 8.9) 10.3 (9.2 to 11.6) 12.0 (10.7 to 13.3) 35.8 (32.2 to 39.6)
 P for difference 0.08 0.49 0.76 0.92 0.29
Age group:
 18-29 17 873 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) 1.5 (1.0 to 2.1) 2.0 (1.5 to 2.7) 20.2 (18.2 to 22.40)
 30-39 15 082 2.6 (2.1 to 3.2) 4.2 (3.6 to 4.8) 5.4 (4.6 to 6.3) 6.3 (5.4 to 7.3) 29.9 (27.4 to 32.5)
 40-49 16 686 4.8 (4.1 to 5.7) 8.2 (7.4 to 9.1) 10.6 (9.6 to 11.6) 12.1 (11.1 to 13.3) 40.0 (38.0 to 41.9)
 50-59 12 736 10.6 (9.6 to 11.7) 15.0 (14.1 to 16.1) 18.9 (17.8 to 20.1) 21.1 (19.8 to 22.6) 47.1 (44.9 to 49.4)
 60-69 8205 14.9 (12.8 to 17.3) 19.7 (17.6 to 22.0) 25.5 (23.3 to 27.9) 28.8 (26.5 to 31.3) 47.8 (45.0 to 50.6)
 ≥70 5298 16.5 (13.8 to 19.5) 21.4 (18.6 to 24.4) 28.8 (25.7 to 32.1) 31.8 (28.8 to 35.1) 47.6 (44.3 to 51.0)
 P for trend <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Ethnicity:
 Han 68 064 6.1 (5.5 to 6.8) 8.8 (8.2 to 9.5) 11.3 (10.6 to 12.0) 12.8 (12.0 to 13.7) 35.4 (33.6 to 37.3)
 Tibetan 2034 1.5 (0.6 to 3.3) 1.9 (0.7 to 5.0) 4.2 (3.8 to 4.6) 6.5 (6.1 to 6.9) 34.4 (26.3 to 43.6)
 Uyghur 2159 4.6 (4.2 to 5.0) 7.8 (6.4 to 9.5) 9.1 (7.4 to 11.0) 11.5 (9.6 to 13.6) 20.2 (12.6 to 30.7)
 Hui 1661 1.8 (0.5 to 7.0) 4.4 (2.6 to 7.3) 5.4 (3.6 to 8.1) 6.3 (3.9 to 9.9) 36.2 (31.3 to 41.4)
 Zhuang 1962 3.8 (1.5 to 9.1) 5.6 (2.5 to 12.3) 10.0 (6.6 to 14.7) 11.4 (7.7 to 16.5) 35.5 (34.6 to 36.4)
 P for difference <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.005
Region:
 South 6882 5.8 (3.0 to 10.7) 8.3 (5.3 to 12.7) 11.6 (8.2 to 16.1) 12.8 (9.5 to 16.9) 35.1 (32.7 to 37.1)
 North 12 112 6.6 (5.2 to 8.4) 9.2 (7.7 to 10.9) 11.4 (9.7 to 13.4) 14.2 (12.5 to 16.2) 37.4 (33.0 to 42.0)
 East 17 206 5.9 (5.1 to 6.7) 8.2 (7.5 to 9.1) 10.7 (9.9 to 11.5) 12.2 (10.9 to 13.5) 33.7 (30.1 to 37.5)
 Central 7823 6.6 (5.5 to 7.9) 8.7 (7.8 to 9.6) 10.5 (9.8 to 11.2) 12.3 (11.7 to 12.8) 38.0 (35.4 to 40.7)
 Southwest 11 347 4.7 (3.7 to 6.1) 8.8 (7.5 to 10.4) 11.9 (10.0 to 14.2) 13.3 (10.8 to 16.3) 37.7 (31.8 to 44.1)
 Northwest 13 147 5.7 (4.4 to 7.4) 8.2 (7.0 to 9.6) 10.7 (9.6 to 12.0) 12.1 (10.9 to 13.6) 31.7 (28.3 to 35.3)
 Northeast 7363 6.8 (4.8 to 9.6) 10.0 (7.7 to 12.8) 12.7 (10.2 to 15.6) 12.9 (10.5 to 15.8) 31.3 (24.7 to 38.7)
 P for difference 0.25 0.27 0.33 0.10 0.04
Income per year (¥):
 ≤30 000 32 339 5.9 (5.2 to 6.6) 8.7 (7.9 to 9.5) 11.3 (10.4 to 12.3) 12.9 (11.9 to 14.0) 35.7 (33.8 to 37.7)
 >30 000 42 552 6.3 (5.7 to 7.0) 8.9 (8.3 to 9.6) 11.4 (10.7 to 12.1) 12.9 (12.0 to 13.8) 35.0 (32.9 to 37.1)
 P for difference <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 0.01
Education:
 Less than high school 34 856 5.8 (5.1 to 6.7) 8.8 (7.9 to 9.8) 11.3 (10.3 to 12.5) 12.9 (11.8 to 14.1) 36.9 (34.2 to 39.7)
 High school and above 40 729 6.6 (6.1 to 7.3) 9.0 (8.4 to 9.6) 11.5 (10.8 to 12.2) 13.2 (12.5 to 14.0) 34.6 (32.7 to 36.5)
 P for difference <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Cigarette smoking:
 Current non-smoker 55 958 6.2 (5.5 to 6.9) 8.7 (8.1 to 9.4) 11.4 (10.7 to 12.1) 12.9 (12.1 to 13.7) 35.0 (33.2 to 36.9)
 Occasional smoker 2626 6.2 (4.6 to 8.3) 9.9 (8.6 to 11.2) 12.0 (10.9 to 13.3) 13.5 (12.2 to 14.9) 35.2 (31.5 to 39.0)
 Regular smoker 17 246 6.7 (5.7 to 7.9) 10.0 (8.7 to 11.5) 11.9 (10.4 to 13.6) 13.6 (11.9 to 15.4) 34.2 (31.4 to 37.1)
 P for trend 0.38 0.08 0.42 0.33 0.50
Family history of diabetes:
 Yes 12 348 15.3 (14.1 to 16.5) 18.6 (17.4 to 19.9) 21.6 (20.2 to 23.2) 23.3 (21.8 to 25.0) 33.2 (30.9 to 35.4)
 No 63 503 4.5 (4.1 to 5.0) 7.1 (6.6 to 7.6) 9.5 (8.9 to 10.1) 11.0 (10.3 to 11.7) 35.4 (33.6 to 37.2)
 P for difference <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Body mass index:
 <25 47 749 5.0 (4.4 to 5.7) 6.8 (6.2 to 7.5) 8.8 (8.0 to 9.6) 10.0 (9.2 to 10.9) 33.0 (31.1 to 35.0)
 25 to <30 23 178 7.4 (6.7 to 8.2) 10.8 (10.0 to 11.7) 13.8 (13.0 to 14.7) 15.6 (14.7 to 16.6) 38.9 (36.6 to 41.4)
 ≥30 4786 9.8 (8.8 to 10.9) 15.3 (14.4 to 16.2) 20.1 (18.9 to 21.5) 23.0 (21.8 to 24.2) 43.1 (40.3 to 46.0)
 P for trend <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.03 <0.001
Waist circumference (cm):
 Men ≥90, women ≥80 41 736 7.4 (6.7 to 8.3) 11.1 (10.3 to 11.9) 14.2 (13.4 to 15.2) 16.2 (15.2 to 17.1) 38.9 (36.9 to 40.9)
 Men <90, women <80 33 827 4.4 (3.8 to 5.1) 6.2 (5.5 to 7.0) 8.0 (7.2 to 8.9) 9.3 (8.3 to 10.3) 33.1 (31.2 to 35.1)
 P for difference <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
¥

100=£12; €13; $14. Some values were missing in the total population: 989 for income, 295 for education, 50 for cigarette smoking, 29 for family history of diabetes, 167 for body mass index, and 317 for waist circumference.