Table 4.
Countries that fall as outliers of the positive association of obesity and insufficient physical activity (IPA) with diabetes risk in males and females.
| Country | Region | Obesity | IPA | Diabetes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | ||||
| Bhutan | South Asia | Low | Low | High |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | Low | Low | High |
| Nepal | South Asia | Low | Low | High |
| Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low | Low | High |
| Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low | Low | Moderate |
| China | East and South East Asia | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Lao PDR | East and South East Asia | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Germany | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| Greece | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| Belgium | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| Norway | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| Ireland | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| United Kingdom | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| Romania | Central and Eastern Europe | High | High | Low |
| Females | ||||
| Nepal | South Asia | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Cambodia | East and South East Asia | Low | Low | Moderate |
| China | East and South East Asia | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Myanmar | East and South East Asia | Low | Low | Moderate |
| Malta | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| United Kingdom | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| United States | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
| New Zealand | High-income Western Countries | High | High | Low |
Age-standardized prevalence rates of obesity, IPA, and diabetes rates in 163 countries were each split into tertiles. For each of obesity and insufficient physical activity rates, countries that fell in the first, second, and third tertiles were color-coded as low (green), moderate (yellow), and high (red), respectively. For diabetes rates, countries that fell in the first tertile (with the lowest rates of diabetes) were color-coded as low risk (green), and those that fell in the second and third tertiles, were color-coded as moderate (yellow) and high risk (red), respectively. Code for interpreting the table: Bhutan in South Asia has low obesity (green) and low IPA (green), but high diabetes risk (red).
IPA, Insufficient physical activity.