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Table 2 Prevalence rates of diabetes in China 1979 -2010

From: A community-based approach to non-communicable chronic disease management within a context of advancing universal health coverage in China: progress and challenges

Year

Prevalence rate (%)

Data source

Study

1979

0.7

Random sampling in 14 provinces (cities)

National Diabetes Prevention and Control Cooperative Group, 1981

1994

2.5

Random sampling of adults aged at 24-64 years in 19 provinces (cities)

Pan, 1997

1996

3.2

Stratified and cluster sampling of adults aged at 20~74years in 11 provinces (cities)

Wang, 1998

2000

6.4

Stratified and cluster sampling of adults aged at 35~74years in 10 provinces (cities)

Gu, 2003

2002

2.6

Multistage and stratified cluster sampling of adults over 18 years old in 31provinces

Li, 2005

2010

11.6

Multistage, probability sampling in a nationally representative sample ≥18years old

Xu, 2013