International Journal of Family Medicine / 2011 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Emerging Longitudinal Trends in Health Indicators for Rural
Residents Participating in a Diabetes and Cardiovascular Screening
Program in Northern Alberta, Canada Table 1 Baseline health indicators. Values are means (±SD) or prevalences (95% CI).
Variables With known diabetes Without known diabetes Total (
) (
) (
) BMI (kg/m2 ) 33.4 ± 6.2 31.0 ± 6.3 31.5 ± 6.3 % Overweight (25–29.9) 29.5% (17.0–42.0) 32.0% (25.6–38.4) 31.4% (25.7–37.1) % Obese (≥30) 67.1% (58.6–75.7) 52.8% (47.4–58.2) 55.9% (51.3–60.5) Waist circumference (cm) 108.6 ± 13.9 101.6 ± 14.7 103.2 ± 14.8 % Abnormal (≥102 males; ≥88 females) 95.9% (92.9–98.9) 72.8% (68.7–76.9) 78.7% (75.5–81.9) A1c (%) 7.3 ± 1.6 5.5 ± 0.8 N A % Poor glucose control (≥7%) 50.0% (41.3–58.7) 1.6% (0.1–3.1) N A Systolic BP (mmHg) 136.9 ± 19.0 123.8 ± 21.4 126.7 ± 20.3 Diastolic BP (mmHg) 77.4 ± 9.8 75.3 ± 10.4 75.8 ± 10.3 MAP (mmHg) 97.3 ± 12.1 91.5 ± 12.6 92.7 ± 12.4 % Hypertensive (≥130/80 with diabetes; 140/90 without 69.5% (61.3–77.7) 21.8% (14.9–28.7) 32.3% (26.6–38.0) diabetes) Total cholesterol (mM) 4.7 ± 1.1 4.9 ± 1.1 4.8 ± 1.1 % Hypercholesterolemia (≥5.24) 30.8% (18.4–43.2) 34.6% (28.3–40.9) 33.8% (28.1–39.5)