Research Article

Awareness of Prediabetes and Diabetes among Persons with Clinical Depression

Table 1

Characteristics of nonpregnant persons ≥20 years of age according to HbA1c values in the prediabetes/diabetes ranges (in %)1.

CharacteristicHbA1c < 5.7% (39 mmol/mol)HbA1c ≥ 5.7% (39 mmol/mol)Significance

Age
 20–4457.022.0<0.001
 45–6437.659.5
 ≥655.518.5
Race/ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 66.059.00.084
 Black, non-Hispanic 12.317.0
 Mexican American 8.58.3
 Other18.215.7
Sex
 Men35.735.30.910
 Women64.364.7
Education
 <high school25.636.70.002
 High school24.029.4
 >high school50.433.9
BMI
 Normal (<25 kg/m2) 31.817.9<0.001
 Overweight (≥25 & <30 kg/m2)33.121.2
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2)35.160.9
Family history of diabetes
 No56.245.20.004
 Yes43.854.8
Number of doctor visits in the past year
 <225.816.9<0.001
 2-321.717.1
 ≥452.565.9
Health coverage status
 Not covered29.024.90.229
 Covered71.075.1
Usual source of care
 Clinic or doctor’s office77.481.00.265
 Other or none22.619.0
Physical inactivity2
 No55.536.9<0.001
 Yes44.563.1
Takes medications for hypertension/hypercholesterolemia
 No80.647.2<0.001
 Yes19.452.8

When extrapolated to the civilian, noninstitutionalized population in the United States of nonpregnant persons, ≥20 years.
2A person is recorded as physically inactive if he/she indicated spending <30 minutes of moderate or vigorous activity at work and/or during leisure time each day.