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Table 1 Population characteristics stratified by gender and time point

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in diabetes prevalence: the case of Egypt between 2008 and 2015

 

2008

2015

 

Men N (%)

Women N (%)

Men N (%)

Women N (%)

N

5,080 (46.53)

5,837 (53.47)

7,380 (44.77)

9,105 (55.23)

Age group

 15–19 years

962 (18.94)

946 (16.21)

1,224 (16.59)

1,371 (15.06)

 20–29 years

1,410 (27.76)

1,892 (32.41)

1,849 (25.05)

2,626 (28.84)

 30–39 years

1,046 (20.59)

1,301 (22.29)

1,798 (24.36)

2,270 (24.93)

 40–49 years

968 (19.06)

1,028 (17.61)

1,366 (18.51)

1,546 (16.98)

 50–59 years

694 (13.66)

670 (11.48)

1,143 (15.49)

1,292 (14.19)

Educational level

 No education

647 (12.74)

1,760 (30.15)

574 (7.78)

1,857 (20.40)

 Incomplete primary

506 (9.96)

464 (7.95)

622 (8.43)

753 (8.27)

 Complete primary

281 (5.53)

260 (4.45)

342 (4.63)

354 (3.89)

 Incomplete secondary

1,063 (20.93)

968 (16.58)

1,725 (23.37)

1,970 (21.64)

 Complete secondary

1,658 (32.64)

1,595 (27.32)

2,767 (37.49)

2,909 (31.95)

 Higher

925 (18.21)

790 (13.53)

1,350 (18.29)

1,262 (13.86)

Employment

 Not employed

1,211 (23.84)

4,950 (84.80)

1,368 (18.54)

7,794 (85.60)

 Employed

3,869 (76.16)

887 (15.20)

6,012 (81.46)

1,311 (14.40)

Residence

 Rural

2,918 (57.44)

3,386 (57.70)

3,657 (49.55)

4,718 (51.82)

 Urban

2,162 (42.56)

2,469 (42.30)

3,723 (50.45)

4,387 (48.18)