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%)