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Table 13 Age-adjusted percentage of men and women having diabetes by income level, gender, age, ethnicity and location

From: Cardiovascular disease risk factors and socioeconomic variables in a nation undergoing epidemiologic transition

Age/Ethnicity/

Men

Women

Location/Region

Low

Middle

High

Low

Middle

High

30 – 39

11 (0.001)

23 (0.001)

13 (0.01)

8 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

7 (0.01)

40 – 49

14 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

16 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

6 (0.001)

50 – 59

13 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

38 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

60 – 69

17 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

19 (0.01)

16 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

20 (0.01)

≥ 70

13 (0.001)

12 (0.1)

11 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

1 (0.001)

Malay

16 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

17 (0.001)

16 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

Chinese

12 (0.1)

5 (0.01)

18 (0.001)

4 (0.1)

4 (0.01)

6 (0.01)

Indian

11 (0.1)

29 (0.001)

11 (0.1)

18 (0.001)

14 (0.01)

12 (0.1)

Others

7 (0.001)

18 (0.1)

12 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

17 (0.01)

20 (0.1)

Urban

20 (0.001)

21 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

Rural

14 (0.001)

17 (0.001)

25 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

WPM

15 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

7 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

EPM

17 (0.001)

21 (0.001)

13 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

19 (0.01)

EM

22 (0.001)

17 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

13 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

  1. Figures in parentheses refer to p-value.