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Table 7 Age-adjusted percentage of men and women having diabetes by education, gender, ethnicity and location

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

Age/Ethnicity/

Men

Women

Location/Region

University

Technical

Secondary

Primary

None

University

Technical

Secondary

Primary

None

30 – 39

15 (0.001)

26 (0.05)

21 (0.01)

23 (0.001)

14 (0.1)

7 (0.001)

14 (0.1)

14 (0.001)

23 (0.001)

11 (0.05)

40 – 49

15 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

13 (0.01)

7 (0.001)

7 (0.1)

14 (0.001)

17 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

50 – 59

14 (0.001)

9 (0.1)

24 (0.001)

21 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

5 (0.1)

16 (0.001)

22 (0.001)

14 (0.001)

60 – 69

21 (0.001)

8 (0.1)

22 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

10 (0.05)

11 (0.1)

24 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

≥ 70

13 (0.1)

25 (0.1)

24 (0.001)

22 (0.001)

13 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

23 (0.1)

27 (0.05)

18 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

Malay

9 (0.001)

24 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

5 (0.001)

5 (0.001)

2 (0.1)

10 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

Chinese

6 (0.001)

6 (0.001)

6 (0.001)

7 (0.001)

7 (0.05)

1 (0.05)

5 (0.1)

4 (0.001)

6 (0.01)

8 (0.05)

Indian

8 (0.01)

26 (0.1)

15 (0.001)

16 (0.05)

3 (0.1)

4 (0.05)

9 (0.1)

7 (0.01)

18 (0.01)

20 (0.05)

Others

10 (0.05)

9 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

6 (0.001)

6 (0.1)

12 (0.1)

12 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

Urban

8 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

7 (0.001)

4 (0.001)

3 (0.05)

9 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

Rural

9 (0.001)

12 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

9 (0.001)

5 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

5 (0.05)

10 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

11 (0.001)

WPM

16 (0.001)

17 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

6 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

2 (0.1)

15 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

15 (0.001)

EPM

17 (0.001)

17 (0.05)

23 (0.001)

19 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

8 (0.001)

31 (0.01)

18 (0.001)

21 (0.001)

20 (0.001)

EM

12 (0.001)

13 (0.1)

22 (0.001)

27 (0.001)

3 (0.05)

8 (0.001)

5 (0.1)

15 (0.001)

18 (0.001)

10 (0.001)

  1. Note: Figures in parentheses refer to p-values.