Regional Variation in Comorbid Prediabetes and Diabetes and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Individuals in Rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
Table 2
Overall and country-specific prevalence of diabetes and/or prediabetes among individuals with hypertension in rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka ().
Total ()
Bangladesh ()
Pakistan ()
Sri Lanka ()
Prediabetes or diabetes
Crude prevalence, n (%, 95% CI)
1298 (53.5 (51.5, 55.5))
413 (47.4 (44.0, 50.7))
290 (39.2 (35.6, 42.8))
595 (73.1 (70.0, 76.2))
Age-standardized prevalence, % (95% CI)
—
47.4 (42.7, 52.1)
39.0 (34.4, 43.5)
72.3 (66.0, 78.6)
Age- and gender-standardized prevalence, % (95% CI)
—
47.7 (42.9, 52.5)
38.8 (34.3, 43.4)
72.2 (65.9, 78.6)
Prediabetes only
Crude prevalence, n (%, 95% CI)
625 (25.8 (24.0, 27.5))
212 (24.3 (21.4, 27.2))
138 (18.7 (15.8, 21.5))
275 (33.8 (30.5, 37.1))
Age-standardized prevalence, % (95% CI)
—
24.1 (20.7, 27.4)
18.5 (15.4, 21.6)
34.9 (30.3, 39.4)
Age- and gender-standardized prevalence, % (95% CI)
—
24.2 (20.8, 27.6)
18.7 (15.5, 21.8)
34.4 (29.9, 38.9)
Diabetes only
Crude prevalence, n (%, 95% CI)
673 (27.7 (25.9, 29.5))
201 (23.1 (20.2, 25.9))
152 (20.5 (17.6, 23.5))
320 (39.3 (35.9, 42.7))
Age-standardized prevalence, % (95% CI)
—
23.3 (20.0, 26.6)
20.5 (17.2, 23.8)
37.4 (33.0, 41.8)
Age- and gender-standardized prevalence, % (95% CI)
