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Table 2 The prevalence, treatment, and control rate of T2D among adults aged 65 and older

From: Prevalence, treatment, control of type 2 diabetes and the risk factors among elderly people in Shenzhen: results from the urban Chinese population

Characteristics

N

Prevalence (%)

Treatment (%)

Control (%)

Total

124,007

22.5%

54.8%

34.4%

Age groups

 65–69 years old

61,096

20.7

54.2

33.9

 70–74 years old

33,246

23.5

54.9

33.8

 75–79 years old

16,853

25.5

56.9

34.7

 80 years old or more

12,812

24.5***

54.2**

37.5***

Gender

 Males

54,649

22.2

54.8

35.2

 Females

69,358

22.7

54.8

33.7*

Education level

 Illiterate

10,054

22.3

50.3

35.9

 Primary education

44,096

22.1

51.4

31.5

 Junior school or higher

69,857

22.8*

57.5***

35.9***

Marital status

 Married or cohabiting

119,314

22.4

54.7

34.3

 Widowed

3623

24.8

57.0

36.7

 Divorced

565

26.0

62.6

42.9

 Single

505

21.2***

46.7*

33.6

Physical activity

 Yes

95,338

21.7

55.9

34.9

 No

28,669

22.7***

51.1***

32.4***

Smoking status

 Current smoker

10,163

23.1

53.6

31.4

 Ex-smoker

7662

22.6

58.4

35.6

 Never-smoker

106,182

20.3***

54.6**

34.5**

Drinking habit

 Non-drinker

103,388

20.3

55.1

34.4

 Non-habitual drinker

12,737

21.1

56.7

35.1

 Habitual drinker

7882

22.8***

47.6***

33.0

History of CVD

 Yes

5192

32.9

56.6

43.3

 No

118,815

22.0***

54.7

33.8***

BMI

 Low weight

4562

11.4

49.8

42.5

 Normal weight

62,574

20.4

56.2

36.7

 Overweight

45,397

24.8

54.3

32.7

 Obesity

11,474

29.4***

51.8***

29.9***

Central obesity

 Yes

49,844

26.6

55.4

31.8

 No

74,163

19.7***

54.3

36.7***

Hypertension

 Yes

69,207

27.8

56.1

37.1

 No

54,800

15.7***

51.8***

28.3***

  1. * = P < 0.05; ** = P < 0.01; *** = P < 0.001. Categorical variables were analyzed by chi-square test