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Table 1 Population characteristics stratified by gender and time point

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in diabetes prevalence: the case of South Africa between 2003 and 2016

 

2003

2016

 

Men

N (%)

Women

N (%)

Men

N (%)

Women

N (%)

N

3,267 (40.81)

4,739 (59.19)

4,176 (40.58)

6,116 (59.42)

Age group

 

15–39 years

2,067 (63.27)

2,725 (57.50)

2,560 (61.30)

3,269 (53.45)

40–59 years

827 (25.31)

1,356 (28.61)

1,031 (24.69)

1,732 (28.32)

60 + years

373 (11.42)

658 (13.88)

585 (14.01)

1,115 (18.23)

Educational level

 

No education

331 (10.13)

666 (14.05)

283 (6.78)

584 (9.55)

Complete primary

502 (15.37)

719 (15.17)

781 (18.70)

1,046 (17.10)

Complete secondary

2,179 (66.70)

3,023 (63.79)

2,723 (65.21)

3,922 (64.13)

Higher

255 (7.81)

331 (6.98)

389 (9.32)

564 (9.22)

Residence

 

Rural

1,348 (41.26)

2,069 (43.66)

1,866 (44.68)

2,761 (45.14)

Urban

1,919 (58.74)

2,670 (56.34)

2,310 (55.32)

3,355 (54.86)