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Table 2 Crude prevalence of hyperglycaemia in adults by sex and age in rural Deqing (%)

From: High prevalence of hyperglycaemia and the impact of high household income in transforming Rural China

Age (years)

Male

Female

 

n

IFG

DM

n

IFG

DM

18-24

50(2.7)

3(6.0)

0(0)

59(2.2)

0(0)

0(0)

25-34

136(7.3)

3(2.2)

2(4.3)

254(9.6)

9(3.5)

1(0.4)

35-44

577(30.9)

20(3.5)

12(2.1)

888(33.6)

35(3.9)

11(1.2)

45-54

647(34.7)

34(5.3)

20(3.1)

857(32.4)

60(7.0)

17(2.0)

55-64

455(24.4)

30(6.6)

12(2.6)

583(22.1)

50(8.6)

23(3.9)

Total

1865(100.0)

90(4.8)

46(2.5)

2641(100.0)

154(5.8)

52(2.0)

  1. Abbreviations: IFG = impaired fasting glucose with a fasting glucose of 5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L, DM = diabetes mellitus with a fasting glucose of ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or receiving antidiabetic medications, n = total numbers
  2. Note: χ2 = 3.30, p = 0.192 for the gender difference of hyperglycaemia.
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