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Table 2 Prevalence of diabetes among Iranian population aged 25-65 in four rounds

From: Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of diabetes among Iranian population: results of four national cross-sectional STEPwise approach to surveillance surveys

Variables

2004%(95%CI)

2007%(95%CI)

2011%(95%CI)

2016%(95%CI)

Based on HbA1c

2016%(95%CI)

Based on FBS

Total

8.4 (8.2-8.7)

9 (8.5-9.6)

11.1 (10-12.1)

13.5 (12.9-14.2)

13.2 (12.6-13.8)

Gender

 Female

9.2 (8.9-10.5)

9.7 (8.9-105)

12.5 (11.8-14)

14.8 (13.9-15.6)

14.6 (13.7-15.5)

 Male

7.6 (7.23-8)

8.3 (7.5-9.1)

9.7 (7.8-10.9)

12 (11.2-12.9)

11.5 (10.6-12.3)

Age category (year)

 25-39

3.8 (3.5-4.1)

4.2 (3.5-4.9)

5 (3.6-6.3)

5.3 (4.7-5.9)

5.3 (4.7-5.9)

 40-54

11.3 (10.8-11.8)

11.9 (10.9-13)

14.6 (12.6-16.6)

14.4 (13.3-15.4)

14 (13-15.1)

 55-65

17.4 (16.6-18.2)

18.5 (17-20.1)

24.4 (22-26.9)

27.8 (26-29.5)

26.8 (25-28.6)

Place of residence

 Urban

9.8 (9.4-10.2)

10.1 (9.3-10.9)

12.5 (11.1-13.9)

14.7 (13.9-15.5)

14.3 (13.5-15.1)

 Rural

6.2 (5.8-7)

7.3 (6.5-8.1)

8 (6.6-9.4)

10.8 (9.9-11.6)

10.5 (9.6-11.3)

Wealth quintile

 First quintile

–

–

7.4 (5.8-8.9)

11.2 (10-12.5)

10.7 (9.5-11.9)

 Second quintile

–

–

11 (8.8-13.2)

13.7 (12.7-15.1)

13.8 (12.4-15.3)

 Third quintile

–

–

14 (11.2-16.7)

15.7 (14.2-17.3)

15.3 (13.7-16.8)

 Fourth quintile

–

–

11.4 (9.4-13.5)

13.9 (12.5-15.2)

13.4 (12-14.7)

 Fifth quintile

–

–

11.6 (8.5-14.8)

13.4 (12-14.8)

13.3 (11.9-14.7)

Health insurance

 Yes

–

9.6 (8.9-10.2)

–

13.9 (13.2-14.5)

13.6 (13-14.2)

 No

–

6.9 (5.8-8)

–

8.9 (6.8-11)

8.3 (6.2-10.3)

  1. * Data on wealth quintiles were collected only in two surveys: 2011, 2016. Data on supplementary health insurance was collected only in 2016 survey. Data on basic health insurance were collected in 2007 and 2016 surveys