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Table 1 Prevalence of prediabetes and T2DM across all explanatory variables

From: Prevalence of diabetes and its associated factors in Cape Verde: an analysis of the 2020 WHO STEPS survey on non-communicable diseases risk factors

Variables

Weighted sample n (%)

Pre-diabetes

n (% [95%CI])

T2DM

n (% [95%CI])

p-values

Total sample

1936 (100.0)

151 (7.8 [6.1–9.9])

75 (3.9 [3.1–4.9])

 

Gender

   

0.121

Men

991 (51.2)

85 (8.5 [6.2–11.6])

29 (2.9 [2.0-4.3])

 

Women

945 (48.8)

66 (7.0 [5.1–9.6])

46 (4.9 [3.7–6.5])

 

Ages

   

< 0.001

18–32 years

816 (42.1)

39 (4.8 [2.7–8.6])

6 (0.8 [0.4–1.5])

 

33–52 years

778 (40.2)

63 (7.9 [5.7–10.7])

31 (3.8 [2.6–5.5])

 

53 years and older

342 (17.7)

48 (14.8 [10.9–19.7])

38 (11.8 [8.4–16.4])

 

Educational level

   

< 0.001

No formal education

66 (3.4)

5 (9.9 [5.6–17.1])

9 (17.9 [9.7–30.6])

 

Primary/basic

688 (35.5)

74 (11.2 [8.2–14.9])

39 (5.9 [4.2–8.1])

 

Secondary

867 (44.8)

61 (7.1 [4.8–10.2])

21 (2.4 [1.5–3.8])

 

Tertiary

315 (16.3)

10 (2.9 [1.3–6.4])

6 (1.8 [0.8–3.9])

 

Marital status

   

0.021

Never married

1033 (53.4)

81 (7.5 [5.1–10.9])

34 (3.1 [2.2–4.4])

 

Married

276 (14.2)

22 (8.3 [4.9–13.7])

15 (5.5 [3.4–8.9])

 

Previously married

154 (8.0)

25 (13.1 [7.9–20.9])

14.2 (7.5 [4.1–13.3])

 

Cohabiting

473 (24.4)

22 (5.6 [3.7–8.2])

13 (3.2 [2.0-5.1])

 

Residence

   

0.263

Rural

622 (32.1)

55 (9.5 [5.8–15.0])

17 (2.9 [2.0-4.4])

 

Urban

1314 (67.9)

95 (7.1 [5.4–9.1])

58 (4.3 [3.3–5.6])

 

Hypertension status

   

< 0.001

Normotensive

1395 (72.1)

84 (6.0 [4.2–8.6])

40 (2.9 [2.1-4.0])

 

Hypertensive

541 (27.9)

66 (12.3 [9.2–16.3])

35 (6.5 [4.7–8.9])

 

Alcohol consumption

   

0.709

Yes

1429 (73.8)

115 (7.8 [6.0-10.1])

54 (3.7 [2.8–4.8])

 

No

507 (26.2)

35 (7.7 [5.1–11.3])

21 (4.5 [3.1–6.5])

 

Visited healthcare facility

   

0.021

No

799 (41.3)

73 (9.1 [6.3–12.9])

18 (2.3 [1.5–3.5])

 

Yes

1137 (58.7)

78 (6.9 [5.2–8.9])

57 (5.0 [3.8–6.6])

 

Employment status

   

0.041

Unemployed

835 (43.1)

50 (6.1 [4.1–8.9])

40 (4.9 [3.5–6.8])

 

Employed

1101 (56.9)

101 (9.0 [6.8–11.7])

35 (3.2 [2.3–4.3])

 

Fruit consumptions

   

0.501

Four or more servings

247 (12.7)

22 (9.4 [5.6–15.4])

7 (2.9 [1.5–5.5])

 

Less than four servings

1689 (87.3)

129 (7.5 [5.8–9.8])

69 (4.0 [3.2–5.1])

 

Vegetable consumptions

   

0.622

Four or more servings

648 (33.5)

54 (8.1 [5.4–11.8])

21 (3.2 [2.0-4.9])

 

Less than four servings

1288 (66.5)

97 (7.6 [5.6–10.3])

54 (4.3 [3.3–5.6])

 

BMI categories

   

0.028

Underweight

64 (3.3)

9 (14.2 [5.5–31.8])

2 (2.3 [0.3–14.8])

 

Normal

958 (49.5)

58 (6.0 [4.1–8.9])

27 (2.8 [1.9–4.1])

 

Overweight/obese

914 (47.2)

84 (9.2 [7.0-11.9])

47 (5.1 [3.8–6.8])

 

Total cholesterol level

   

< 0.001

Normal TCL

1615 (83.4)

103 (6.4 [4.8–8.4])

42 (2.6 [1.9–3.6])

 

High TCL

321 (16.6)

47 (14.7 [10.3–20.7])

33 (10.2 [7.3–14.1])

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