Trends in Method of Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Results from SHIELD

Table 1

Characteristics of SHIELD respondents in 2006 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Characteristics	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
	𝑛=3022
Gender, women, %	59.3
Age, years, mean (SD)	61.3 (12.1)
Race
White, %	85.0
Black, %	9.6
Asian or Pacific Islander, %	0.6
Annual household income, %
<$20 000	25.4
$20 000–$34 999	20.4
$35 000–$54 999	19.9
$55 000–$84 999	17.4
≥$85 000	16.8
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m^2
Underweight or normal weight (BMI ≤ 24.9), %	9.3
Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), %	24.9
Obese (BMI ≥ 30), %	63.4
Cardiometabolic risk factors
Abdominal obesity,^§ %	83.4
BMI ≥ 28 kg/m^2, %	77.0
Dyslipidemia diagnosis,^§ %	82.5
Hypertension diagnosis,^§ %	75.9
Prior cardiovascular event,^§ %	41.7
Time since type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis, years
Mean (SD)	10.1 (8.4)
<3 years, %	13.8
3–5 years, %	21.9
6–8 years, %	17.8
9–11 years, %	14.0
12–14 years, %	10.6
≥15 years, %	21.9

^§Abdominal obesity: waist circumference for men ≥97 cm, for women ≥89 cm; dyslipidemia: reported diagnosis of cholesterol problems; hypertension: reported diagnosis of high blood pressure/hypertension; prior cardiovascular event: reported heart disease/heart attack or stroke/TIA.