Table 1 Prevalence of self-reported diabetes and diabetic comorbidity (N = 12,594)
None | Diabetes only | Diabetes + other | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chronic Illnesses | (N = 11,594; 94%) | (N = 269; 2%) | (N = 731; 4%) | |||
Age: mean +/− sd | 33 | 14.3 | 48 | 14.9 | 57 | 12.3 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 5163 | 50% | 101 | 45% | 225 | 34% |
Female | 6425 | 50% | 168 | 55% | 506 | 66% |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 7676 | 67% | 197 | 70% | 551 | 75% |
Rural | 3918 | 33% | 72 | 30% | 180 | 25% |
Race | ||||||
African | 7873 | 79% | 140 | 65% | 387 | 66% |
White | 513 | 10% | 18 | 17% | 30 | 14% |
Coloured | 2230 | 8% | 55 | 11% | 176 | 13% |
Indian | 938 | 2% | 56 | 7% | 136 | 7% |
Household income | ||||||
Low | 3884 | 33% | 82 | 31% | 215 | 29% |
Medium | 4469 | 36% | 105 | 34% | 314 | 42% |
High | 3234 | 31% | 82 | 35% | 202 | 29% |
Education | ||||||
None | 628 | 5% | 20 | 6% | 78 | 10% |
Primary | 1588 | 13% | 53 | 17% | 186 | 26% |
Secondary | 6615 | 67% | 132 | 63% | 291 | 44% |
Tertiary | 1084 | 15% | 28 | 14% | 71 | 19% |
Employment | ||||||
Unemployed | 6752 | 58% | 131 | 54% | 395 | 62% |
Informal | 1201 | 10% | 58 | 22% | 165 | 17% |
Formal | 3393 | 32% | 72 | 23% | 148 | 21% |
Obesity | ||||||
Underweight | 462 | 3% | 6 | 2% | 14 | 1% |
Normal Weight | 2166 | 17% | 29 | 12% | 54 | 8% |
Overweight | 977 | 8% | 41 | 16% | 91 | 11% |
Obese | 7989 | 72% | 193 | 69% | 572 | 80% |
Self-rated health | ||||||
Bad | 414 | 3% | 20 | 8% | 111 | 16% |
Moderate | 1618 | 13% | 80 | 32% | 262 | 33% |
Good | 9341 | 83% | 165 | 60% | 348 | 50% |
Smoking | ||||||
Never | 317 | 15% | 16 | 29% | 62 | 53% |
Occasional | 188 | 9% | 3 | 4% | 11 | 4% |
Regular | 1907 | 76% | 53 | 67% | 85 | 43% |
Alcohol | ||||||
Never | 8442 | 72% | 211 | 76% | 603 | 80% |
Occasional | 2127 | 19% | 43 | 23% | 88 | 15% |
Regular | 782 | 9% | 5 | 1% | 31 | 4% |
Physical Activity | ||||||
No | 9775 | 84% | 233 | 82% | 682 | 96% |
Yes | 1618 | 16% | 28 | 18% | 36 | 4% |