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Table 2 Diabetes prevalence in 2008 and 2015 stratified by age, education, employment and place of residence

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

 

Diabetes

2008

2015

Men N (%)

Women N (%)

Men N (%)

Women N (%)

N

142 (2.80)

238 (4.08)

327 (4.43)

470 (5.16)

Age group

 15–39 years

21 (0.61)

33 (0.80)

56 (1.15)

61 (0.97)

 40–49 years

52 (5.37)

75 (7.30)

89 (6.52)

138 (8.93)

 50–59 years

69 (9.94)

130 (19.40)

182 (15.92)

271 (20.98)

Educational level

 No education

24 (3.71)

111 (6.31)

29 (5.05)

150 (8.08)

 Incomplete primary

19 (3.90)

36 (7.76)

29 (4.66)

76 (10.09)

 Complete primary

13 (4.62)

20 (7.69)

15 (4.39)

34 (9.60)

 Incomplete secondary

25 (2.41)

22 (2.27)

37 (2.14)

52 (2.64)

 Complete secondary

34 (2.05)

35 (2.19)

147 (3.27)

124 (4.26)

 Higher

27 (2.76)

14 (1.77)

70 (5.19)

34 (2.69)

Employment

 Not employed

27 (2.23)

201 (4.06)

42 (3.07)

374 (4.80)

 Employed

115 (2.97)

37 (4.17)

285 (4.74)

96 (7.32)

Residence

 Rural

61 (2.09)

97 (2.88)

121 (3.31)

163 (3.45)

 Urban

81 (3.75)

141 (5.71)

206 (5.53)

307 (7.00)