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. 2021 Jan 31;11:04005. doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.04005

Table 1.

The socioeconomic, lifestyle and health indicators for the four groups according to type 2 diabetes prevalence trends (G0 to G3)* in 1991, 2004 and 2017


1991
2004
2017
P-trend†
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
G0 (20 countries, in which the T2DM prevalence trends decrease or did not change)*
Age-standardised prevalence of T2DM (per 100 000)
4952.1
1574.3
5237.9
1788.4
5231.7
1598.7
0.6465
Population (1 000 000 people)
33.4
50.2
39.0
53.0
43.5
57.5
0.6091
Aging rate (%)
8.2
4.2
9.8
5.2
11.6
6.6
0.0997
Gross domestic product (US$1000/capita)
7.9
10.0
9.1
12.7
14.7
16.8
0.1857
Age-standardised education (year)
8.0
3.8
9.3
3.6
10.4
3.4
0.0637
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
127.7
2.7
128.4
3.5
128.3
3.3
0.6050
Age-standardised smoking prevalence (%)
20.6
8.3
19.1
8.6
16.7
8.1
0.1999
Age-standardised total physical activity (MET-min/week/1000)
5.1
1.8
5.9
2.2
6.0
2.2
0.2495
Mean body mass index (kg/m2)
24.6
1.6
25.3
1.7
26.0
1.7
0.0167
Energy supply (kcal/d/capita)
2.6
0.5
2.8
0.5
2.9
0.4
0.0786
Alcohol supply (ethanol g/d/capita)
143.5
112.1
118.7
85.5
127.1
81.8
0.6206
G1 (39 countries, in which the T2DM prevalence trends slight increase)*
Age-standardised prevalence of type 2 diabetes (per 100 000)
5105.7
1633.5
5524.2
1545.0
5950.5
1486.6
0.0233
Population (1 000 000 people)
28.0
30.4
29.2
36.1
33.8
44.6
0.5238
Aging rate (%)
6.8
4.5
8.9
5.5
11.3
6.5
0.0007
Gross domestic product (US$ 1000/capita)
6.1
9.4
11.2
14.6
17.0
19.0
0.0026
Age-standardised education (year)
7.3
3.1
9.0
3.2
10.2
3.0
0.0001
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
128.6
5.1
128.9
4.9
129.0
4.5
0.6898
Age-standardised smoking prevalence (%)
20.4
8.4
18.7
7.4
17.1
6.7
0.0693
Age-standardised total physical activity (MET-min/week/1000)
6.0
1.8
6.0
1.7
6.1
1.7
0.6815
Mean body mass index (kg/m2)
24.3
1.9
25.1
2.0
25.7
2.0
0.0028
Energy supply (kcal/d/capita)
2.7
0.6
2.9
0.5
3.0
0.5
0.0072
Alcohol supply (ethanol g/d/capita)
114.7
123.1
138.7
118.4
149.8
106.1
0.2060
G2 (39 countries, in which the T2DM prevalence trends moderate increase)*
Age-standardised prevalence of type 2 diabetes (per 100 000)
4921.4
1422.3
6028.4
1639.7
6592.1
1602.9
<0.0001
Population (1 000 000 people)
80.1
258.1
76.7
268.5
88.4
300.9
0.9025
Aging rate (%)
5.9
4.5
6.9
5.2
8.1
6.5
0.0923
Gross domestic product (US$ 1000/capita)
4.7
8.5
7.4
13.4
10.9
17.0
0.0654
Age-standardised education (year)
5.4
3.7
7.2
4.1
8.4
4.0
0.0017
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
128.2
3.8
129.3
3.7
129.8
3.2
0.0712
Age-standardised smoking prevalence (%)
16.2
8.7
15.9
8.0
14.3
7.2
0.3158
Age-standardised total physical activity (MET-min/week/1000)
5.3
1.6
5.7
1.8
5.8
1.7
0.2368
Mean body mass index (kg/m2)
23.2
1.9
24.1
2.0
24.8
2.0
0.0011
Energy supply (kcal/d/capita)
2.5
0.6
2.6
0.5
2.8
0.4
0.0107
Alcohol supply (ethanol g/d/capita)
79.2
122.3
94.1
133.6
101.8
125.2
0.4665
G3 (41 countries, in which the T2DM prevalence trends large increase)*
Age-standardised prevalence of type 2 diabetes (per 100 000)
5824.1
1347.6
7100.4
1560.4
8203.1
1668.4
<0.0001
Population (1 000 000 people)
30.2
54.8
31.7
58.9
37.6
67.9
0.6026
Aging rate (%)
5.1
4.1
6.5
4.7
7.4
5.8
0.0497
Gross domestic product (US$1000/capita)
5.2
8.6
6.9
12.8
9.5
15.1
0.1405
Age-standardised education (year)
5.2
3.2
7.3
3.3
8.6
3.0
<0.0001
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
129.2
3.7
129.6
3.5
130.0
3.5
0.3148
Age-standardised smoking prevalence (%)
15.3
7.9
14.2
7.0
13.8
7.2
0.3703
Age-standardised total physical activity (MET-min/week/1000)
4.8
1.3
5.3
1.8
5.4
1.7
0.0936
Mean body mass index (kg/m2)
23.7
1.6
24.8
1.6
25.5
1.8
<0.0001
Energy supply (kcal/d/capita)
2.5
0.5
2.7
0.5
2.8
0.5
0.0063
Alcohol supply (ethanol g/d/capita) 78.2 121.8
73.4 103.5 76.6 90.0 0.9450

MET – metabolic equivalent, T2DM – type 2 diabetes mellitus, SD – standard deviation

*Based on the slopes according to the year from 1990 to 2017 for age-standardised prevalence of type 2 diabetes evaluated using a general linear model; 139 countries were classified as decrease or no change (G0), slight increase (G1), moderate increase (G2) and large increase (G3).

†The annual trends from 1990 to 2017 were tested using a generalised linear model.