Table 8-2. – Prevalence of diabetes mellitus (glycosylated hemoglobin ≥ 6.5% or use of antidiabetic drugs) according to age range and sociodemographic characteristics.

Variables	%	95% CI
Age range (years)
18-29	1.5	0.7 – 2.2
30-44	3.5	2.5 – 4.4
45-59	12.6	10.9 – 14.3
≥ 60	20.6	18.2 – 22.9
Schooling
None	12.3	11.0 – 13.7
Elementary	7.4	5.6 – 9.2
Complete middle-school	5.3	4.4 – 6.3
Race/skin color
White	8.4	7.3 – 9.6
Black	10.3	7.5 – 13.0
Mixed	7.9	6.9 – 8.9
Other	7.7	3.3 – 12.1
Body mass index
Under/normal weight	4.0	3.3 – 4.8
Overweight	8.5	7.3 – 9.8
Obesity	16.9	14.7 – 19.0

Source: Malta et al . ³⁴⁵