Table 1 Summary of observed diabetes prevalence distribution by factor levels (N = 6442)

Gender

Female

416 (10.4%)

2597 (64.9%)

989 (24.7%)

4002 (62.1%)

Male

326 (13.4%)

1695 (69.5%)

419 (17.2%)

2440 (37.9%)

Race

Black/African

632 (11.1%)

3840 (67.3%)

1235 (21.6%)

5707 (88.6%)

Other

110 (15%)

452 (61.5%)

173 (23.5%)

735 (11.4%)

Highest education level

Primary

528 (12.9%)

2824 (69.2%)

730 (17.9%)

4082 (63.4%)

Secondary

155 (8.4%)

1126 (60.8%)

572 (30.9%)

1853 (28.8%)

Other

59 (11.6%)

342 (67.5%)

106 (20.9%)

507 (7.9%)

Body mass index category

Underweight

79 (20.5%)

270 (69.9%)

37 (10.0%)

386 (6.0%)

Normal

399 (15.1%)

1909 (72.0%)

342 (12.9%)

2650 (41.1%)

Overweight to obese

264 (7.8%)

2113 (62.0%)

1029 (30.2%)

3406 (52.9%)

Blood pressure category

Normal

538 (13.2%)

2813 (69.2%)

714 (17.6%)

4065 (63.1%)

Abnormal

204 (8.6%)

1479 (62.2%)

694 (29.2%)

2377 (36.9%)

Taking high blood pressure medication

No

672 (12.9%)

3634 (69.8%)

897 (17.2%)

5203 (80.8%)

Yes

70 (5.6%)

658 (53.1%)

511 (41.2%)

1239 (19.2%)

Taking medication

No

661 (12.9%)

3549 (69.2%)

921 (17.9%)

5131 (79.6%)

Yes

81 (6.2%)

743 (56.7%)

487 (37.1%)

1311 (20.4%)

Health perception

Poor

92 (9.9%)

586 (62.9%)

253 (27.2%)

931 (14.5%)

Average

259 (10.9%)

1561 (65.9%)

548 (23.1%)

2368 (36.8%)

Good

314 (12.7%)

1660 (67.3%)

493 (20.0%)

2467 (38.3%)

Excellent

77 (11.4%)

485 (71.1%)

114 (16.9%)

676 (10.5%)

Ate fruit yesterday

Yes

318 (10.7%)

1962 (66.3%)

679 (22.9%)

2959 (45.9%)

No

424 (12.3%)

2300 (66.6%)

729 (21.1%)

3453 (53.6%)

Ate vegetables yesterday

Yes

418 (11.0%)

2485 (65.6%)

885 (23.4%)

3788 (58.8%)

No

324 (12.2%)

1807 (68.1%)

523 (19.7%)

2654 (41.2%)

Approach towards salt consumption

Positive

502 (11.1%)

2992 (66.1%)

1034 (22.8%)

4528 (70.3%)

Negative

240 (12.5%)

1300 (67.9%)

374 (19.5%)

1914 (29.7%)

Had a sugary drink yesterday

Yes

247 (11.8%)

1408 (67.2%)

441 (21.0%)

2096 (32.5%)

No

495 (11.4%)

2884 (66.4%)

967 (22.3%)

4346 (67.5%)

Had fruit juice yesterday

Yes

108 (13.3%)

515 (63.3%)

190 (23.4%)

813 (12.6%)

No

634 (11.3%)

3777 (67.1%)

1218 (21.6%)

5629 (87.4%)

Smoked cigarettes the previous 24hrs

Yes

151 (15.4%)

686 (70.1%)

141 (14.4%)

978 (15.2%)

No

591 (10.8%)

3606 (66.0%)

1267 (23.2%)

5464 (84.8%)