Table 1 Unweighted descriptive characteristics of the sample by country*
From: Educational differences in diabetes and diabetes self-management behaviours in WHO SAGE countries
| Â | Ghana | India | South Africa | China | Mexico | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 4152 | N = 6505 | N = 3071 | N = 12,685 | N = 1954 | N = 3413 | |
Diabetes, n(%) | ||||||
 Yes | 3.9% | 7.2% | 9.7% | 6.6% | 20.5% | 8.6% |
Years of schooling, mean (SD) | 4.1 (5.3) | 3.6 (4.7) | 5.7 (4.7) | 5.6 (4.5) | 4.4 (4.1) | 10.9 (3.9) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 64.3 (10.6) | 61.8 (9.0) | 62.7 (9.6) | 63.0 (9.3) | 68.6 (8.7) | 64.8 (10.2) |
Gender, n(%) | ||||||
 Female | 48.2% | 49.6% | 60.6% | 53.1% | 61.1% | 64.5% |
Urban/rural classification, n(%) | ||||||
 Urban | 40.7% | 25.6% | 66.5% | 49.0% | 71.6% | 76.3% |
Ethnicity**, n(%) | Akan: 49.0% | Scheduled tribe/caste: 22.8% | African/Black: 62.7% | Han: 98.5% | N/A | Russian: 80.1% |
Ewe: 6.9% | No caste or tribe: 17.2% | White: 7.9% | Other: 1.5% | Â | Caucasus: 12.0% | |
Ga-Adangbe: 10.1% | Other: 60.0% | Coloured: 20.2% | Â | Â | Other: 7.9% | |
Gruma: 5.1% | Â | Indian/Asian: 9.1% | Â | Â | Â | |
Mole-Dagbon: 2.6% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Other: 26.3% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |