Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes among Children Aged 11-14 Years Old in Vietnam
Table 3
Distribution of type 2 diabetes risk factors in total participants and impaired fasting glucose cases.
T2D risk factors
Total, (%)
Impaired fasting glucose
No ()
Yes ()
BMI, (%)
Normal
2134 (74.1)
2016 (74.5)
118 (67.4)
0.005
Overweight
506 (17.6)
475 (17.6)
31 (17.7)
Obesity
240 (8.3)
214 (7.9)
26 (14.9)
Hypertensiona, (%)
No
2729 (94.8)
2564 (94.8)
165 (94.3)
0.910
Yes
151 (5.2)
141 (5.2)
10 (5.7)
Family history of diabetes, (%)
No
2820 (97.9)
2648 (97.9)
172 (98.3)
1.000
Yes
60 (2.1)
57 (2.1)
3 (1.7)
Exposure to diabetes in utero, (%)
No
2868 (99.6)
2693 (99.6)
175 (100.0)
1.000
Yes
12 (0.4)
12 (0.4)
0 (0.0)
Number of risk factorsb, (%)
0 risk factor
2471 (85.8)
2331 (86.2)
140 (80.0)
0.121
1 risk factor
356 (12.4)
325 (12.0)
31 (17.7)
2 risk factors
52 (1.8)
48 (1.8)
4 (2.3)
3 risk factors
1 (0.0)
1 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
aFisher exact test. bRisk factors include obesity, hypertension, a family history of diabetes, exposure to diabetes in utero; none of students found to have all four risk factors.
