Community-Based Diabetes Screening and Risk Assessment in Rural West Virginia
Table 2
Diabetes risk factors by low and high risk for prediabetes.
Low risk
High risk
Diabetes risk factors
()
()
value
Freq.
%
Freq.
%
Baby weigh more than 9 pounds at birth
0.354
No
156
88.1
249
86.5
Yes
21
11.9
39
13.5
Sister or brother with diabetes
0.002
No
153
79.3
210
66.9
Yes
40
20.7
104
33.1
Parent with diabetes
0.106
No
122
62.9
178
56.9
Yes
72
37.1
135
43.1
Weight is more than listed for height
<0.001
No
103
56.6
60
19.5
Yes
79
43.4
247
80.5
Less than 65 years and get little exercise/day
<0.001
No
177
94.7
188
60.1
Yes
10
5.3
125
39.9
45–64 years of age
<0.001
No
145
71.4
168
51.5
Yes
58
28.6
158
48.5
65 years or older
<0.001
No
203
100.0
194
59.1
Yes
—
0.0
134
40.9
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean diabetes risk score
4.15
2.46
12.35
2.78
<0.001
Mean A1c
5.6
0.41
5.9
0.85
<0.001
Note: low risk for diabetes is defined by risk score < 9; high risk for prediabetes is defined by risk score ≥ 9. Only females were selected for this analysis.
