Table 1 Description of study participants according to IFG/T2D status, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2007

Gender

Male

666

41.0

55

45.1

611

40.7

Female

957

59.0

67

54.9

890

59.3

0.345

Age group (years)

25-24

768

47.3

22

18.0

746

49.7

35-44

278

17.1

22

18.0

256

17.1

45-54

337

20.8

38

31.2

299

19.9

55-64

170

10.5

34

27.9

136

9.1

65+

70

4.3

6

4.9

64

4.3

<0.001

Marital status

Married

852

52.5

84

68.9

768

51.2

Single

584

36.0

20

16.4

564

37.6

Others

187

11.5

18

14.8

169

11.3

<0.001

Occupation (n = 1526)

Civil servant/Private sector

591

38.7

51

46.4

540

38.1

Self-employed/unpaid subsistence farming

259

16.9

18

16.4

241

17.0

Student

197

12.9

4

3.6

193

13.6

Retired/House keeper

288

18.9

30

27.3

258

18.2

Unemployed

191

12.5

7

6.3

184

12.9

<0.001

Highest level of education (n = 1607)

Never went to school to completed primary school

366

22.8

31

25.6

335

22.5

Completed secondary school

405

25.2

30

24.8

375

25.2

Completed high school

391

24.3

27

22.3

364

24.5

Completed university

445

27.7

33

27.3

412

27.7

0.873

Weight status

Underweight to normal

593

36.5

30

24.6

563

37.5

Overweight

562

34.6

42

34.4

520

34.6

Obese

468

28.8

50

41.0

418

27.9

0.003

Waist-to-hip ratio

<0.90(men) or <0.85(women)

1029

63.4

48

39.3

981

65.4

>0.90(men) or >0.85(women)

594

36.6

74

60.7

520

34.6

<0.001

Waist circumference

≤94(men) ≤ 80 cm(women)

743

45.8

40

32.8

703

46.8

94 > & < 102(men)80 > &88 cm (women)

313

19.3

18

14.8

295

19.7

≥102 cm(men) ≥ 88 cm(women)

567

34.9

64

52.4

503

33.5

<0.001

Hypertension

Yes

432

26.6

51

41.8

381

25.4

No

1191

73.4

71

48.2

1120

74.6

<0.001

Smoking (n = 1 607)

Never

1219

75.9

91

75.8

1128

75.9

Former

266

16.5

19

15.8

247

16.6

Current

122

7.6

10

8.3

112

7.5

0.935

Alcohol consumption

Never

269

16.7

19

15.6

250

16.7

Former

293

18.2

23

18.9

270

18.1

Current

1051

65.1

80

65.5

971

65.1

0.935

General physical activity

None

628

38.6

37

30.3

591

39.4

Low intensity

837

51.6

73

59.8

764

50.9

Moderate activity

87

5.4

4

3.3

83

5.5

Vigorous activity

71

4.4

8

6.6

63

4.2

0.084

Walking/cycling for at least 10 minutes (n = 1 609)

Yes

1339

83.2

96

80.7

1 243

83.4

No

270

16.8

23

19.3

247

16.6

0.440

Activity during recreation/leisure (n = 1614)

None

89

5.5

2

1.7

87

5.8

Low intensity

1394

86.4

105

88.2

1 289

86.2

Moderate activity

42

2.6

4

3.4

38

2.5

Vigorous activity

89

5.5

8

6.7

81

5.4

0.251

Fruit consumption/week (n = 1 471)

0/day

299

20.3

26

22.0

273

20.2

1-2 days

252

17.1

29

24.6

223

16.5

3-4 days

731

49.7

44

37.3

687

50.8

5-7 days

189

12.9

19

16.1

170

12.5

0.025

Vegetable consumption/week(n = 1 555)

1-2 days

183

11.8

19

16.1

164

11.4

3-4 days

407

26.1

37

31.4

370

25.8

5-7 days

965

62.1

62

52.5

903

62.8

0.074