Table 2: Prevalence of diabetes among the study population.
Characteristic |
Diabetes |
Non diabetes |
P value |
Study site |
|
|
|
Bafoussam |
9 |
73 |
|
Bamenda |
12 |
63 |
|
Mean age |
41.38 ± 14.36 |
37.86 ± 14.74 |
0.356 |
Male |
41.55 ± 18.65 |
38.15 ± 13.39 |
0.483 |
Female |
41.25 ± 11.05 |
37.13 ± 17.81 |
0.454 |
Level of
education |
|
|
0.440 |
Primary |
10 (47.6%) |
72 (52.9%) |
|
Secondary |
11 (52.4%) |
57 (41.9%) |
|
Tertiary |
0 (0.0%) |
7 (5.1%) |
|
Alcohol
intake |
|
|
0.418 |
Yes |
14 (66.7%) |
102 (75.0%) |
|
No |
7 (33.3%) |
34 (25.0%) |
|
Smoker
status |
|
|
0.077 |
Yes |
4 (19.0%) |
53 (39.0%) |
|
No |
17 (81.0%) |
83 (61.0%) |
|
Basal metabolic
index |
|
|
|
Obese Male Female |
0 (0.0%) 1 (4.8%) |
0 (0.0%) 3 (1.9%) |
0.641 |
Overweight Male Female |
0 (0.0%) 1 (4.8%) |
4 (2.5%) 5 (3.2%) |
|
Normal Male Female |
6 (28.6%) 7 (33.3%) |
84 (53.5%) 32 (20.4%) |
|
Underweight Male Female |
3 (14.3%) 3 (14.3%) |
15 (11.0%) 8 (5.9%) |
|
Waist
circumference |
|
|
|
Male |
|
|
0.283 |
˃ 90 cm |
3 (14.3%) |
10 (7.4%) |
|
˂ 90 cm |
18 (85.7%) |
126 (92.6%) |
|
Female |
|
|
0.914 |
˃
80 cm |
9 (42.9%) |
60 (44.1%) |
|
˂
80 cm |
12 (57.1%) |
76 (55.9%) |
|
Family
history of diabetes |
|
|
0.077 |
Yes |
9 (42.9%) |
32 (24.4%) |
|
No |
12 (57.1%) |
99 (75.6%) |
|
Settled way of life Yes No |
13 (61.9%) 8 (38.1%) |
70 (51.5%) 66 (48.5%) |
0.054 |
Serological
status |
|
|
0.033 |
HIV+ |
12 (9.0%) |
45 (91.0%) |
|
HIV- |
9 (57.1%) |
91 (33.1%) |