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Table 1 Description of factors related to the prevalence of type 2 diabetes

From: Factors that could explain the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes among adults in a Canadian province: a critical review and analysis

 

Fiscal year

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes

Prevalence of T2D %

6.71

7.03

7.81

8.73

9.78

10.7

11.2

11.6

12.1

12.8

13.5

14.0

14.4

14.9a

Individual-level risk factors

Median population age (years)

38.2

38.8

39.4

39.9

40.5

41.1

41.6

42.0

42.4

42.7

43.0

43.4

43.9

44.3a

Health factors

 

 Obesity %

  

22.4

 

25.3

 

23.2

25.2

30.6

30.0

27.3

32.5

28.3

28.3a

 Hypertension %

  

30.0

 

34.7

 

34.8

36.1

37.4

39.3

37.9

39.7

37.0

38.1a

 Prediabetes %

0.87

1.12

1.63

2.27

3.14

3.87

4.24

4.18

4.67

5.44

6.02

6.14

6.01

6.41a

Life style habits

 Fruits and vegetables consumption %

  

33.1

 

36.1

 

38.3

38.7

39.2

36.0

34.7

31.4

35.8

32.5a

 Moderate and high PA levels %

  

41.4

 

41.4

 

39.7

45.4

44.3

48.6

46.8

48.3

44.0

45.9a

 Inactive PA levels %

  

60.3

 

59.5

 

61.0

56.9

57.3

53.1

54.6

52.6

56.8

55.3a

 Smoking habits %

  

23.8

 

19.5

 

24.8

21.4

20.0

19.9

20.3

22.1

21.2

19.8a

 Alcohol consumption %

  

18.0

 

18.0

 

17.2

18.3

16.8

18.9

22.0

21.0a

  

Education

 

 High school %

69.5

70.7

72.1

72.8

73.5

75.0

74.9

76.4

77.2

77.6

76.7

78.3

78.2

80.7a

 University %

12.9

13.2

13.5

13.8

14.7

15.1

15.7

16.1

16.5

16.6

16.5

16.0

17.7

18.0a

Socioeconomic status

 

 Low income %

13.9

14.8

15

14.4

14.2

14.2

13.9

11.6

10

9.3

9.2a

   

Ethnicity

              

 Immigration %

3.1

    

3.7

    

3.9a

   

Environmental risk factors

    

Urbanization

              

Rural area %

49.8

    

49.1

    

47.5a

   

Evolution of the disease

 

Incidence of T2D 1000 pers-year

7.35

6.95

11.9

13.9

15.3

14.0

10.9

8.68

11.6

13.2

13.9

11.4

10.1

10.8a

Mortality rate 1000 pers-year

42.0

38.0

39.0

34.3

33.4

30.4

31.8

31.9

31.5

29.0

29.6

28.7

28.4

25.1a

Conversion rate from Prediabetes 1000 pers-year

65.5

84.0

90.3

97.5

105.0

80.9

57.8

44.6

59.6

62.9

59.8

43.1

41.1

48.1a

Detection effect

 

HbA1c testing frequency

24,003

30,271

45,129

58,630

67,533

72,035

73,395

76,854

82,610

90,949

105,214

118,260

138,073

145605a

HbA1c at detection %

7.75

7.86

7.65

7.58

7.45

7.47

7.54

7.64

7.48

7.41

7.49

7.59

7.64

7.58a

Age at detection (year)

60.8

59.9

60.7

61.2

61.5

61.4

60.9

59.4

60.0

60.5

60.3

59.7

59.8

59.5a

Individuals with diabetes known as individuals with prediabetes %

0.97

1.70

2.33

3.25

4.19

3.65

2.75

2.12

2.93

3.29

3.30

2.41

2.23

2.66a

  1. T2D type 2 diabetes
  2. a P < 0.0001