Table 1

Description of the study population

Full sample (N=1709)Normal fasting glycemia (N=951)Impaired fasting glycemia (N=403)Previously undetected diabetes (N=105)Previously diagnosed diabetes (N=250)
Sex male % (95% CI)*44.5 (42.2 to 46.9)35.7 (32.6 to 38.8)55.3 (50,3 to 60,3)57.1 (47.1 to 66.8)55.6 (49.2 to 61.9)
Mean age (SD)64.9 (7.5)63.9 (7.6)66.0 (7.0)64.5 (7.9)66.9 (7.2)
Birth in foreign country % (95% CI)*†‡7.6 (6.4 to 9.0)8.2 (6.6 to 10.2)7.4 (5.1 to 10.5)6.7 (2.7 to 13.3)6.0 (3.4 to 9.7)
Living with partner % (95% CI)*‡74.6 (72.4 to 76.6)73.3 (70.4 to 76.1)76.6 (72.2 to 80.7)75.2 (65.9 to 83.1)75.6 (69.8 to 80.8)
Education*†‡
 Up to 10 years % (95% CI)12.9 (11.3 to 14.6)12.0 (10.0 to 14.3)12.4 (9.4 to 16.0)10.5 (5.3 to 18.0)18.0 (13.4 to 23.3)
 11–13 years % (95% CI)64.9 (61.9 to 68.1)65.0 (61.9 to 68.1)64.0 (59.1 to 68.7)73.3 (63.8 to 81.5)62.4 (56.1 to 68.4)
 14–17 years % (95% CI)18.2 (16.4 to 20.1)17.2 (14.8 to 19.7)21.6 (17.7 to 25.9)16.2 (9.7 to 24.7)17.2 (12.7 to 22.5)
 At least 18 years % (95% CI)4.0 (3.2 to 5.1)5.8 (4.4 to 7.5)2.0 (0.9 to 3.9)0.0 (0.0 to 3.5)2.4 (0.9 to 5.2)
Equivalent household income*‡
 Lowest quartile % (95% CI)24.6 (22.5 to 26.8)23.2 (20.5 to 26.1)24.2 (20.0 to 28.8)26.5 (18.1 to 36.4)29.9 (24.0 to 36.2)
 2nd quartile % (95% CI)25.4 (23.3 to 27.6)27.5 (24.6 to 30.6)24.7 (20.5 to 29.4)21.4 (13.8 to 30.9)19.9 (15.0 to 25.7)
 3rd quartile % (95% CI)23.9 (21.9 to 26.1)22.8 (20.0 to 25.7)24.5 (20.3 to 29.1)25.5 (17.2 to 35.3)26.8 (21.2 to 33.0)
 Highest quartile % (95% CI)26.1 (23.9 to 28.3)26.5 (23.6 to 29.6)26.6 (22.2 to 31.3)26.5 (18.1 to 36.4)23.4 (18.1 to 29.4)
Status of employment*‡
 Full-time or part-time employed % (95% CI)25.8 (23.7 to 27.9)30.9 (28.0 to 34.0)21.0 (17.1 to 25.3)32.7 (23.8 to 42.6)11.2 (7.6 to 15.8)
 Retired % (95% CI)58.8 (56.5 to 61.2)52.7 (49.5 to 56.0)65.1 (60.2 to 69.8)54.8 (44.7 to 64.6)73.6 (67.7 to 79.0)
 Unemployed % (95% CI)4.1 (3.2 to 5.1)3.7 (2.6 to 5.1)4.2 (2.5 to 6.7)1.9 (0.2 to 6.8)6.0 (3.4 to 9.7)
 Other % (95% CI)11.3 (9.9 to 12.9)12.7 (10.6 to 14.9)9.7 (7.0 to 13.1)10.6 (5.4 to 18.1)9.2 (5.9 to 13.5)
Mean HbA1c % (SD)‡5.7 (0.8)5.4 (0.4)5.6 (0.5)6.1 (0.9)6.8 (1.2)
 Mmol/mol (SD)38.9 (8.6)35.8 (4.5)37.7 (5.4)43.3 (9.6)50.8 (12.8)
Hypertension % (95% CI)*‡§67.3 (65.0 to 69.5)56.8 (53.6 to 60.0)74.7 (70.1 to 78.9)81.9 (73.2 to 88.7)89.2 (84.7 to 92.8)
Stroke % (95% CI)*‡§1.6 (1.1 to 2.4)1.0 (0.4 to 1.8)2.0 (0.9 to 3.9)1.0 (0.0 to 5.2)4.0 (1.9 to 7.2)
Myocardial infarction %
(95% CI)*§
1.2 (0.7 to 1.8)1.2 (0.6 to 2.1)0.7 (0.2 to 2.2)2.9 (0.6 to 8.1)1.2 (0.2 to 3.5)
Mean BMI (kg/m²) (SD)‡¶28.6 (4.9)27.5 (4.4)29.0 (4.9)30.7 (5.5)31.0 (5.1)
Weight status*‡¶
 Underweight % (95% CI) (BMI <18.5 kg/m²)0.3 (0.1 to 0.7)0.4 (0.1 to 1.1)0.3 (0.0 to 1.4)0.0 (0.0 to 3.5)0.0 (0.0 to 1.5)
 Normal weight % (95% CI) (BMI 18.5−<25.0 kg/m²)22.4 (20.4 to 24.4)27.9 (25.1 to 30.9)17.7 (14.1 to 21.8)18.3 (11.4 to 27.1)10.5 (7.0 to 15.0)
 Overweight % (95% CI) (BMI 25.0−<30.0 kg/m²)44.1 (41.7 to 46.5)48.0 (44.7 to 51.2)44.9 (39.9 to 49.9)26.0 (17.9 to 35.5)35.5 (29.5 to 41.8)
 Obesity I % (95% CI) (BMI 30.0−<35.0 kg/m²)23.4 (21.4 to 25.5)17.7 (15.3 to 20.3)26.9 (22.7 to 31.6)40.4 (30.9 to 50.5)32.3 (26.5 to 38.5)
 Obesity II % (95% CI) (BMI 35.0−<40.0 kg/m²)7.1 (5.9 to 8.4)4.2 (3.0 to 5.7)6.2 (4.1 to 9.1)9.6 (4.7 to 17.0)18.2 (13.6 to 23.5)
 Obesity III % (95% CI) (BMI≥40.0 kg/m²)2.8 (2.1 to 3.7)1.8 (1.0 to 2.9)4.0 (2.3 to 6.4)5.8 (2.1 to 12.1)3.6 (1.7 to 6.8)
  • HNR study, follow-up examination (2006–2008), Germany.

  • Data are given as means with SDs (SD) or proportions with CIs (CIs).

  • *95% CI calculated using the exact method proposed by Clopper and Pearson.

  • †Baseline data.

  • ‡Number of missing values: birth in foreign country: 2, living with partner: 4, education: 2, equivalent household income: 117, status of employment: 6, extent of employment: 6, HbA1c: 33, hypertension: 2, BMI: 7.

  • §Classified according to the American Society of Hypertension and the International Society of Hypertension guidelines (available from http://ish-world.com/news/a/New-ISH-Hypertension-Guidelines-published-in-December-2013-together-with-the-American-Society-of-Hypertension-ASH-./).29

  • ¶Classified according to the WHO classification scheme. http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp?introPage=intro_3.html.30

  • BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.