Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population according to setting (urban vs rural) in Northern Colombia in 2017.

	Urban		Rural		p-value+
	N	%	N	%
	728	100	277	100
Gender
Female	531	72.94	171	61.73	0.001
Male	197	27.06	106	38.27
Age [years]	[52.6 ± 14.3]		[54.05 ± 14.6]
<45	262	35.99	81	29.24	0.107
45 a 54	143	19.64	67	24.19
55 a 64	151	20.74	53	19.13
>64	172	23.63	76	27.44
Waist Circumference (IDF)∗[Mean ± SD]	[95.3 ± 12.3]		[93.6 ± 10.6]
Low Risk	119	16.35	78	28.16	<0.001
High Risk	609	83.65	199	71.84
Waist Circumference [WHO]∗∗
Low Risk	276	37.91	131	47.29	0.007
High Risk	452	62.09	146	52.71
BMI [kg/m2] [WHO]∗∗∗[Mean ± SD]	[27.4 ± 5.4]		[25.4 ± 4.4]
Normal	248	34.07	133	48.01	<0.001
Overweight	283	38.87	100	36.1
Obesity	197	27.06	44	15.88
Physical activity [>30 min/day]
No	584	80.22	158	57.04	<0.001
Yes	144	19.78	119	42.96
Fruits and vegetable Intake
Yes	196	26.92	232	83.75	<0.001
No	532	73.08	45	16.25
Hypertension treatment
No	555	76.24	224	80.87	0.116
Yes	173	23.76	53	19.13
History of high glycemic levels
No	644	88.46	257	92.78	0.045
Yes	84	11.54	20	7.22
Family History of Diabetes Mellitus
No	403	55.36	148	53.43	0.499
Grandparents/Uncles/Cousins	120	16.48	41	14.8
Parents/Siblings/Children	205	28.16	88	31.77
FINDRISC Score∗∗∗∗[Mean ± SD]]	[11 ± 4.9]		[9.4 ± 4.6]
Low Risk	398	54.67	191	68.95	<0.001
High Risk	330	45.33	86	31.05

⁺Chi-square

^∗International Diabetes Federation classification (>90 cm in male: High risk- >80 cm in female: High risk)

^∗∗World Health Organization classification (>94 cm in male: High risk - >90 cm in female: High risk)

^∗∗∗World Health Organization classification Normal (IMC ≥18.5–24.9 kg/m²) – Overweight (IMC ≥25 kg/m²) - Obesity (IMC ≥30 kg/m²)

^∗∗∗∗<12 score: Low risk of Diabetes; ≥12 score: High risk of Diabetes