Table 2

Diabetes prevalence per 100 adults living in the state of Geneva, Bus Santé Study, 2015–2017

Total nn with diabetesTotal diabetes
prevalence*
% (95% CI)
P value¶Diagnosed
diabetes
prevalence†
% (95% CI)
P value¶Undiagnosed
diabetes prevalence‡
% (95% CI)
P value¶Diabetes
awareness
prevalence§
% (95% CI)
P value¶
Overall prevalence32512196.5 (4.7 to 8.3)5.5 (3.8 to 7.2)1.0 (0.4 to 1.6)83.4 (72.9 to 93.9)
Age group (years)<0.01<0.01<0.010.62
 18–441516422.8 (2.0 to 3.6)2.3 (1.6 to 3.1)0.5 (0.1 to 0.8)80.5 (67.8 to 93.2)
 45–6412921027.9 (6.4 to 9.4)6.5 (5.2 to 7.9)1.4 (0.8 to 2.0)81.2 (73.6 to 88.9)
 ≥654427516.8 (13.3 to 20.2)12.8 (9.7 to 16.0)4.0 (2.2 to 5.7)76.3 (66.7 to 85.9)
Gender0.020.44<0.010.01
 Men15741257.8 (6.5 to 9.1)5.7 (4.6 to 6.8)2.1 (1.4 to 2.7)73.1 (65.0 to 81.1)
 Women1677945.7 (4.6 to 6.8)5.1 (4.1 to 6.2)0.6 (0.2 to 1.0)88.3 (81.4 to 95.2)
Educational level<0.01<0.010.040.60
 Primary/lower secondary753819.2 (7.4 to 11.1)7.4 (5.7 to 9.1)1.8 (1.0 to 2.7)78.7 (69.8 to 87.5)
 Secondary/apprenticeship827567.0 (5.3 to 8.8)5.4 (3.9 to 6.9)1.7 (0.8 to 2.6)76.0 (64.4 to 87.5)
 Tertiary1639815.3 (4.2 to 6.4)4.4 (3.4 to 5.4)0.9 (0.4 to 1.4)81.9 (73.5 to 90.4)
Household income, SFr/month<0.01<0.01<0.010.04
 <50006327211.5 (9.0 to 13.9)8.7 (6.5 to 10.8)2.9 (1.5 to 4.2)74.0 (63.5 to 84.4)
 5000–6999533356.4 (4.3 to 8.4)4.9 (3.1 to 6.6)1.5 (0.5 to 2.5)75.6 (61.2 to 90.0)
 7000–9499577457.3 (5.3 to 9.3)5.6 (3.8 to 7.4)1.6 (0.6 to 2.6)77.7 (65.7 to 89.6)
 >95001159514.7 (3.4 to 5.9)4.3 (3.1 to 5.5)0.4 (0.1 to 0.8)90.2 (81.9 to 98.4)
Health insurance subsidy<0.01<0.010.060.92
 No26521666.1 (5.3 to 7.0)4.9 (4.1 to 5.7)1.2 (0.8 to 1.6)79.4 (73.2 to 85.6)
 Partial subsidy371248.1 (5.1 to 11.1)6.0 (3.4 to 8.6)2.2 (0.5 to 3.9)69.3 (49.2 to 89.4)
 Full subsidy912119.4 (12.1 to 26.8)15.8 (9.0 to 22.7)3.3 (0.2 to 6.5)80.4 (63.4 to 97.3)
Body mass index (kg/m2)<0.01<0.01<0.010.76
 18.5–24.91869654.1 (3.1 to 5.0)3.3 (2.4 to 4.1)0.8 (0.3 to 1.2)79.6 (69.1 to 90.2)
 25–29.91001786.6 (5.2 to 8.0)5.1 (3.9 to 6.4)1.4 (0.8 to 2.1)76.4 (67.2 to 85.6)
 ≥303747216.1 (12.8 to 19.5)13.4 (10.3 to 16.6)2.8 (1.3 to 4.2)81.8 (72.9 to 90.6)
Hypertension<0.01<0.010.250.37
 No23911075.3 (4.3 to 6.3)4.2 (3.3 to 5.0)1.1 (0.6 to 1.6)76.1 (67.3 to 85.0)
 Yes8571109.1 (7.4 to 10.8)7.5 (5.9 to 9.1)1.6 (0.9 to 2.3)81.5 (74.4 to 88.5)
Hypercholesterolemia<0.01<0.010.380.12
 No2003804.9 (3.8 to 5.9)3.7 (2.8 to 4.6)1.2 (0.6 to 1.7)72.1 (61.3 to 82.9)
 Yes10761268.8 (7.3 to 10.4)7.3 (5.9 to 8.8)1.6 (0.9 to 2.2)82.0 (75.6 to 88.5)
  • *Total diabetes was defined as the sum of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes.

  • †Diagnosed diabetes was defined as self-reporting a previous diagnosis of diabetes.

  • ‡Undiagnosed diabetes was defined as having fasting plasma glucose level ≥7 mmol/L and not having a previous diagnosis of diabetes.

  • §% of diagnosed diabetes out of total diabetes.

  • ¶P value for difference across two groups and linear trend across three or more groups, using F test.