Prevalence of Prediabetes, Diabetes, and Its Associated Risk Factors among Males in Saudi Arabia: A Population-Based Survey

Table 2

Crude prevalence and trait-specific prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in male Al-Kharj population.

	Prediabetes ()	95% CI	Diabetes ()	95% CI
Overall	27.56	23.05–32.07	9.19	6.27–12.10
Age (years)
18–24	18.37	10.64–26.10	3.06	0.38–6.50
25–44	30.83	24.96–36.71	5.83	2.85–8.81
45–60	30.23	16.30–44.17	41.86	26.89–56.83
BMI
Normal	16.67	9.95–23.38	5	1.07–8.93
Overweight	26.83	18.94–34.72	8.13	3.27–12.99
Obese	37.68	29.54–45.82	13.77	7.98–19.56
Waist circumference
≤102 cm	22.54	17.27–27.81	5.74	2.80–8.67
>102 cm	36.50	28.38–44.61	15.33	9.25–21.40
Smoking status
Never smoker	25.10	19.75–30.45	9.80	6.14–13.47
Ex-smoker	23.33	7.8938.78	13.33	0.92–25.75
Current smoker	35.42	25.77–45.06	6.25	1.37–11.13
Marital status
Married	35.16	28.80–41.52	12.33	7.95–16.71
Single	17.28	11.42–23.14	4.94	1.58–8.30
Education level
Primary	36.36	6.45–66.27	54.55	23.59–85.51
Secondary	35.35	25.85–44.85	11.11	4.87–17.36
Intermediate	27.27	8.16–46.38	22.73	4.75–40.71
University or postgraduate	24.10	18.75–29.44	5.22	2.44–8.00
Job type
Unemployed	18.75	4.97–32.53	6.25	2.30–14.80
Civilian	27.95	23.21–32.70	9.51	6.41–12.61
Soldier	100	—	0	—

Estimate based on all values in prediabetes class and soldier.