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Table 2 Prevalence (%) of diabetes, hypertension and obesity by selected variables

From: The diabetes-obesity-hypertension nexus in Qatar: evidence from the World Health Survey

 

Diabetes

p values

Hypertension

p values

BMI > 30 p values

p values

Total

16.42

 

18.69

 

35.37

 

Age

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.341

20-29

8.95

 

9.77

 

27.91

 

30-39

12.53

 

10.96

 

36.52

 

40-49

20.00

 

23.79

 

40.19

 

50-59

28.04

 

37.24

 

38.82

 

>60

29.92

 

58.70

 

39.86

 

Sex

 

p = 0.827

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.000

Male

16.19

 

24.41

 

32.45

 

Female

16.47

 

13.43

 

38.13

 

Marital status

 

p = 0.255

 

p = 0.696

 

p = 0.012

Married

16.71

 

18.79

 

36.42

 

Not married

14.89

 

18.17

 

31.56

 

Education level

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.000

Less than secondary

19.41

 

27.39

 

39.42

 

Secondary or above

14.60

 

15.72

 

33.78

 

Smoker

 

p = 0.430

 

p = 0.039

 

p = 0.000

Yes

15.03

 

22.04

 

28.14

 

No

16.53

 

18.18

 

36.54

 

BMI

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.000

  

<18.5

6.80

 

14.05

   

18.5-24.99

12.50

 

11.09

   

25-29.99

14.40

 

19.69

   

>30

21.45

 

24.60

   

Cholesterol

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.000

 

p = 0.000

High

22.96

 

31.70

 

43.09

 

Normal and Low

15.20

 

16.98

 

12.10

 

SBP

 

p = 0.000

   

p = 0.000

<120

10.47

   

27.20

 

120-139

16.46

   

36.67

 

140-159

24.69

   

44.42

 

>160

36.05

   

49.34

 

Income

 

p = 0.042

 

p = 0.399

 

p = 0.044

Poor

14.17

 

19.80

 

32.10

 

Non poor

16.92

 

18.43

 

36.13

 

Nationality

 

p = 0.009

 

p = 0.735

 

p = 0.000

Qatari

18.12

 

18.92

 

42.12

 

non Qatari

14.77

 

18.49

 

29.09

 
  1. BMI = Body Mass Index; SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, p values reported for Chi squared test for comparing proportions.
  2. Diabetes - random blood sugar higher than 140 mg/dl; Hypertension - systolic blood pressure higher than 140 mmHg.
  3. BMI - individual’s body mass divided by the square of their height, in kg/m2.