Baseline characteristics of the population according to the diagnosis of diabetes
| Variable | Category | Without diabetes (n=613) | With diabetes (n=49) |
| Sex | Female | 432 (66.6) | 33 (52.5) |
| Male | 181 (33.4) | 16 (47.5) | |
| Age (years) | 25–44 | 239 (39.4) | 12 (19.6) |
| 45–64 | 274 (42.0) | 23 (51.9) | |
| 65+ | 100 (18.6) | 14 (28.5) | |
| Formal education (years) | <7 | 177 (24.4) | 18 (22.1) |
| 7–11 | 236 (40.6) | 10 (25.5) | |
| 12+ | 200 (35.0) | 21 (52.4) | |
| Geographic region | Lima metro | 205 (45.6) | 16 (43.2) |
| Rest of the coast | 231 (28.4) | 22 (27.9) | |
| Mountains | 129 (20.2) | 8 (21.3) | |
| Rainforest | 48 (5.8) | 3 (7.6) | |
| Home language | Spanish | 600 (97.0) | 47 (94.8) |
| Quechua | 13 (3.0) | 2 (5.2) | |
| BMI (kg/mt2) | <25 | 197 (31.7) | 5 (11.4) |
| 25 to less than 30 | 257 (42.2) | 20 (46.5) | |
| 30+ | 159 (26.2) | 24 (42.1) | |
| Family history of diabetes | No | 503 (82.1) | 37 (74.6) |
| Yes | 103 (17.9) | 12 (25.4) | |
| Physical activity | <150 min/week | 189 (28.9) | 20 (34.4) |
| 150+ min/week | 424 (71.1) | 29 (65.6) | |
| Tobacco consumption | Non-smoker | 527 (83.1) | 42 (85.1) |
| Former smoker | 39 (6.8) | 3 (8.6) | |
| Current smoker | 47 (10.2) | 4 (6.2) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Never/Has quit | 306 (50.5) | 27 (45.3) |
| Not much | 273 (44.4) | 20 (50.7) | |
| Drinks a lot | 34 (5.1) | 2 (4.0) | |
| Arterial hypertension | No | 493 (78.9) | 34 (78.4) |
| Yes | 120 (21.1) | 15 (21.6) |
PERUDIAB 2015 Study.
The values in parentheses are percentages weighted by the complex sampling design of the survey. Because of this and the procedure of rounding, some totals may not add up. Rest of the coast refers to all coastal regions and provinces not included in metro Lima. No Smoking: not currently smoking or have smoked no more than 100 in their life. Former smoker: not currently smoking but has smoked more than 100 in their life. Current Smoker: currently smoke and have smoked more than 100 in their life. Arterial hypertension: PAS ≥140 and/or PAD ≥90 mm Hg.
BMI, means body mass index.