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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population included in the screening of high blood glucose in Brazil, 2018

From: Prevalence of people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus and the involvement of community pharmacies in a national screening campaign: a pioneer action in Brazil

Variables

n

%

Gender

 Male

7112

40.5

 Female

10,468

59.5

Age (years)

 20–45

8412

47.9

 45 − 54

3374

19.2

 55 − 64

3188

18.1

 65–79

2606

14.8

Abdominal circumference (cm)

 Male < 94

2916

41.0

  94 − 102

2099

29.5

   > 102

2097

29.5

 Female < 80

2222

21.2

  80 − 88

2184

20.9

   > 88

6062

57.9

Color

 White

8318

47.3

 Brown

6679

38.0

 Black

2253

12.8

 Yellow

192

1.1

 Indigenous

52

0.3

 Uninformed

86

0.5

Educational level (years)

 Illiterate

814

4.6

 1 − 3

173

1.0

 4 − 7

2936

16.7

 8 − 10

3166

18.0

 11 − 14

5108

29.1

  ≥ 15

5383

30.6

Practice of physical activity

 Yes

5575

31.7

 No

12,005

68.3

Consumption of vegetables and/or fruits

 Every day

10,024

57.0

 Do not eat every day

7556

43.0

Diagnosis or use of medicines for hypertension

 Yes

5413

30.8

 No

12,167

69.2

High blood glucose in the past

 Yes

2780

15.8

 No

14,800

84.2

Family member with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus

 No

7377

42.0

 Yes (grandparents, uncles, cousins)

3741

21.3

 Yes: parents. siblings or children

6462

36.7