Table 1.
Summary of observed diabetes prevalence distribution by factor levels (N = 6442)
| Factor | Level | Non-diabetic | Pre-diabetic | Diabetic | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 416 (10.4%) | 2597 (64.9%) | 989 (24.7%) | 4002 (62.1%) |
| Male | 326 (13.4%) | 1695 (69.5%) | 419 (17.2%) | 2440 (37.9%) | |
| Race | Black/African | 632 (11.1%) | 3840 (67.3%) | 1235 (21.6%) | 5707 (88.6%) |
| Other | 110 (15%) | 452 (61.5%) | 173 (23.5%) | 735 (11.4%) | |
| Highest education level | Primary | 528 (12.9%) | 2824 (69.2%) | 730 (17.9%) | 4082 (63.4%) |
| Secondary | 155 (8.4%) | 1126 (60.8%) | 572 (30.9%) | 1853 (28.8%) | |
| Other | 59 (11.6%) | 342 (67.5%) | 106 (20.9%) | 507 (7.9%) | |
| Body mass index category | Underweight | 79 (20.5%) | 270 (69.9%) | 37 (10.0%) | 386 (6.0%) |
| Normal | 399 (15.1%) | 1909 (72.0%) | 342 (12.9%) | 2650 (41.1%) | |
| Overweight to obese | 264 (7.8%) | 2113 (62.0%) | 1029 (30.2%) | 3406 (52.9%) | |
| Blood pressure category | Normal | 538 (13.2%) | 2813 (69.2%) | 714 (17.6%) | 4065 (63.1%) |
| Abnormal | 204 (8.6%) | 1479 (62.2%) | 694 (29.2%) | 2377 (36.9%) | |
| Taking high blood pressure medication | No | 672 (12.9%) | 3634 (69.8%) | 897 (17.2%) | 5203 (80.8%) |
| Yes | 70 (5.6%) | 658 (53.1%) | 511 (41.2%) | 1239 (19.2%) | |
| Taking medication | No | 661 (12.9%) | 3549 (69.2%) | 921 (17.9%) | 5131 (79.6%) |
| Yes | 81 (6.2%) | 743 (56.7%) | 487 (37.1%) | 1311 (20.4%) | |
| Health perception | Poor | 92 (9.9%) | 586 (62.9%) | 253 (27.2%) | 931 (14.5%) |
| Average | 259 (10.9%) | 1561 (65.9%) | 548 (23.1%) | 2368 (36.8%) | |
| Good | 314 (12.7%) | 1660 (67.3%) | 493 (20.0%) | 2467 (38.3%) | |
| Excellent | 77 (11.4%) | 485 (71.1%) | 114 (16.9%) | 676 (10.5%) | |
| Ate fruit yesterday | Yes | 318 (10.7%) | 1962 (66.3%) | 679 (22.9%) | 2959 (45.9%) |
| No | 424 (12.3%) | 2300 (66.6%) | 729 (21.1%) | 3453 (53.6%) | |
| Ate vegetables yesterday | Yes | 418 (11.0%) | 2485 (65.6%) | 885 (23.4%) | 3788 (58.8%) |
| No | 324 (12.2%) | 1807 (68.1%) | 523 (19.7%) | 2654 (41.2%) | |
| Approach towards salt consumption | Positive | 502 (11.1%) | 2992 (66.1%) | 1034 (22.8%) | 4528 (70.3%) |
| Negative | 240 (12.5%) | 1300 (67.9%) | 374 (19.5%) | 1914 (29.7%) | |
| Had a sugary drink yesterday | Yes | 247 (11.8%) | 1408 (67.2%) | 441 (21.0%) | 2096 (32.5%) |
| No | 495 (11.4%) | 2884 (66.4%) | 967 (22.3%) | 4346 (67.5%) | |
| Had fruit juice yesterday | Yes | 108 (13.3%) | 515 (63.3%) | 190 (23.4%) | 813 (12.6%) |
| No | 634 (11.3%) | 3777 (67.1%) | 1218 (21.6%) | 5629 (87.4%) | |
| Smoked cigarettes the previous 24hrs | Yes | 151 (15.4%) | 686 (70.1%) | 141 (14.4%) | 978 (15.2%) |
| No | 591 (10.8%) | 3606 (66.0%) | 1267 (23.2%) | 5464 (84.8%) |