Type 2 diabetes in a Senegalese rural area

Table 1 Fasting blood glucose levels by sex, age, education, material well-being, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, hypertension, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in Dakar (n = 500)

Variables	Categories	< 126 mg/dL	≥ 126 mg/dL	Test	< 110 mg/dL	≥ 110 mg/dL	Test	Total
Total		475	21		463	33		496
Sex	Men	233	8	χ2 = 0.967;	228	13	χ2 = 1.196;	241
	Women	242	13	P = 0.326	235	20	P = 0.274	255
Education	0	358	15	χ2 = 0.204;	350	23	χ2 = 3.044;	373
level	1-5	82	4	P = 0.903	81	5	P = 0.218	86
	6-9	18	0		16	2		18
	10-12	11	2		10	3		13
	> 12	6	0		6	0		6
Age	20-29	193	7	χ2 = 3.026;	189	11	χ2 = 11.893;	200
bracket	30-39	112	3	P = 0.553	111	4	P = 0.018	115
	40-49	73	4		72	5		77
	≥ 50	97	7		91	13		104
Material	Well	71	1	χ2 = 5.554;	69	3	χ2 = 2.351;	72
well-being	Okay	145	11	P = 0.135	142	14	P = 0.503	156
	Okay but careful	203	6		197	12		209
	Difficulties	56	3		55	4		59
MINI	Not depressive	438	20	χ2 = 0.261;	426	32	χ2 = 1.072;	458
	Depressive	37	1	P = 0.610	37	1	P = 0.301	38
HTA	HTA -	327	13	χ2 = 0.449;	319	21	χ2 = 0.396;	340
	HTA +	148	8	P = 0.503	144	12	P = 0.529	156
WC	Non obese	421	16	χ2 = 2.970;	412	25	χ2 = 5.143;	437
	Obese	54	5	P = 0.085	51	8	P = 0.023	59
WHR	Non obese	271	8	χ2 = 2.937;	266	13	χ2 = 4.082;	279
	Obese	204	13	P = 0.087	197	20	P = 0.043	217
BMI	Mean	20.8396	23.8	t = 3.303; P = 0.001	20.8	23.1	t = 3.155; P = 0.002	20.9
SBP	Mean	125.3	127.8	t = 0.400; P = 0.693	125.2	127.5	t = 0.470; P = 0.641	125.4
DBP	Mean	82.1	80.6	t = 0.579; P = 0.563	82.1	81.5	t = 0.301; P = 0.763	82.1

Education levels > 5 years have been aggregated in order to keep sufficient numbers for statistical tests. MINI: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview; HTA: Hypertension; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio.