Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Diabetes in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017/18
Table 2
Age-standardised prevalence of awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes by sex, Bangladesh 2017/18.
Age in years
Awareness
Treatment
Control
Overall (453/1174)
Men (198/537)
Women (255/637)
Overall (413/1174)
Men (178/537)
Women (235/637)
Overall (126/413)
Men (58/178)
Women (68/235)
18–34
15.1 (10.8–19.3)
6.8 (1.9–11.7)
19.9 (14.0–25.8)
13.3 (9.3–17.3)
5.8 (1.3–10.4)
17.6 (12.0–23.3)
21.6 (8.1–35.1)
16.7 (−16–49.6)
22.6 (7.5–37.6)
35–39
32.9 (25.0–40.8)
28.6 (16.6–40.5)
35.7 (25.4–46.0)
30.0 (22.4–37.6)
25.0 (13.5–36.5)
33.3 (23.2–43.5)
26.2 (12.7–39.7)
28.6 (3.8–53.3)
25.0 (8.6–41.4)
40–44
37.9 (29.3–46.5)
25.0 (13.5–36.5)
48.5 (36.5–60.5)
33.1 (24.7–41.4)
21.4 (10.6–32.3)
42.6 (30.8–54.5)
29.3 (15.1–43.4)
25.0 (−1–50.8)
31.0 (13.8–48.3)
45–49
51.5 (42.9–60.1)
46.7 (31.9–61.4)
54.0 (43.4–64.6)
47.7 (39.2–56.3)
40.0 (25.5–54.5)
51.7 (41.1–62.3)
30.2 (18.7–41.6)
33.3 (10.7–55.9)
28.9 (15.4–42.3)
50–54
48.6 (39.3–58.0)
36.4 (23.5–49.2)
60.7 (47.8–73.6)
45.0 (35.7–54.4)
34.5 (21.8–47.3)
55.4 (42.2–68.5)
30.0 (17.1–42.9)
36.8 (14.4–59.3)
25.8 (10.1–41.5)
55–59
59.1 (49.9–68.3)
64.4 (50.3–78.6)
55.4 (43.2–67.6)
55.4 (46.1–64.8)
64.4 (50.3–78.6)
49.2 (37.0–61.5)
29.5 (17.1–42.9)
27.6 (10.9–44.3)
31.3 (14.8–47.6)
60–64
55.2 (45.7–64.8)
60.3 (47.6–73.1)
48.9 (34.5–63.4)
52.4 (42.8–62.0)
56.9 (44.0–69.8)
46.8 (32.4–61.3)
34.5 (21.8–47.3)
33.3 (16.9–49.8)
36.4 (15.7–57.0)
≥65
57.0 (49.5–64.4)
58.2 (48.3–68.0)
55.4 (44.0–66.8)
52.9 (45.4–60.4)
52.0 (42.1–62.0)
54.1 (42.6–65.5)
41.8 (21.8–47.3)
35.3 (21.9–48.6)
50.0 (34.2–65.8)
Total
30.9 (28.2–33.6)
24.5 (21.1–28.0)
35.0 (31.3–38.7)
28.2 (25.6–30.7)
22.1 (18.8–25.3)
32.1 (28.5–35.7)
26.5 (19.5–33.5)
23.9 (8.5–39.4)
27.4 (19.4–35.4)
Note: diabetes was defined as having elevated fasting blood glucose (FBG, ≥7 mmol/L) and/or on blood glucose-lowering medication at the time of the survey; awareness of diabetes refers that the respondents ever been told by a doctor or nurse that they have diabetes; treatment of diabetes refers to respondents using medication to control their diabetes; and control of diabetes refers to treated diabetes with FBG value less than 7.0 mmol/L.
