Research Article

Incidence of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes among People Aged over 20 Years in Ahvaz: A 5-Year Perspective Study (2009–2014)

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of study population by gender.


Total
593 (100%)
Female
311 (100%)
Male
282 (100%)
value

Age
 20–2925.551.548.50.039
 30–3925.864.735.3
 40–4922.757.842.2
 50–5917.97.952.1
 60–695.859.140.9
702.322.277.8
BMI
 Normal32.327.338.30.0001
 Overweight39.835.742.2
 Obese28.83719.5
Family history of diabetes
 Positive28.63323.70.013
 Negative71.46776.3
Ethnic
 Arab53.353.453.20.96
 Fars46.756.646.8
Abdominal obesity
 Normal72.587.958.50.0001
 Abnormal27.512.141.5
Blood pressure
 Normal85.384.286.50.43
 Abnormal14.715.813.5