Table 6 Prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension among women, men and older adults in each region of the country
Condition/age group | Finding | North | Center | South | Southwest | Mexico City | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | % | % | ||
Type 2 diabetes | |||||||
Women | Previously diagnosed | 7.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Finding in survey | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | |
Total | 9.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 9.1 | |
Men | Previously diagnosed | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Finding in survey | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |
Total | 7.5 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
Older adults | Previously diagnosed | 30.7 | 29.5 | 25.7 | 32.1 | 30.4 | 30.0 |
Finding in survey | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
Total | 32.0 | 31.1 | 28.2 | 33.4 | 32.3 | 31.6 | |
Hypertension | |||||||
Women | Previously diagnosed | 13.8 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 18.9 | 9.3 | 12.5 |
Finding in survey | 13.6 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 9.5 | |
Total | 27.4 | 20.1 | 23.1 | 27.0 | 16.2 | 22.0 | |
Men | Previously diagnosed | 7.8 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 8.2 |
Finding in survey | 17.5 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 13.2 | |
Total | 25.3 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 26.0 | 15.5 | 21.4 | |
Older adults | Previously diagnosed | 43.1 | 43.3 | 34.0 | 41.6 | 46.9 | 43.0 |
Finding in survey | 18.9 | 16.2 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 7.4 | 15.4 | |
Total | 62.0 | 59.5 | 53.7 | 56.6 | 54.3 | 58.4 |