Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics | Pooled | Greenland Populat. Study 2018 | Qasigiannguit 2020 | |||
| Clinical | N | N | N | |||
| N (%) | 383 | 100 | 242 | 63.2 | 141 | 36.8 |
| Females (%) | 232 | 60.6 | 147 | 60.7 | 85 | 60.3 |
| Age (yrs) | 383 | 52.3 (12.9) | 242 | 54.7 (11.5) | 146 | 48 (14) |
| Glycemic status | ||||||
| Pre-diabetes (%) Distribution of diagnostic tests: | 217 | 56.7 | 208 | 86 | 9 | 6.4 |
| Normoglycaemic state (%) | 188 | 28.7 | 34 | 14 | 76 | 53.9 |
| Unknown (%) | 56 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 39.7 |
| BMI | 240 | 27.1 (23.4–31.4) | 240 | 27.1 (23.4–31.4) | NA | NA |
| Physical activity energy expenditure (kJ/kg/day) | 217 | 36.8 (14.4–71.3) | 217 | 36.8 (14.4–71.3) | NA | NA |
| Smoking status | 241 | 241 | NA | |||
| Current (%) | 143 | 59.3* | 143 | 59.3* | NA | NA |
| Former (%) | 72 | 29.9* | 72 | 29.9* | NA | NA |
| Never (%) | 26 | 10.8* | 26 | 10.8* | NA | NA |
| Alcohol intake (unit/week) | 156 | 1.3 (0.3–3.8) | 156 | 1.3 (0.3–3.8) | NA | |
| Heavy episodic drinking (%) | 48 | 19.8* | 48 | 19.8* | NA | NA |
| Possible alcohol problem (%) | 55 | 22.7* | 55 | 22.7* | NA | NA |
| Biochemical | ||||||
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 318 | 40 (37–43) | 242 | 42 (39–43) | 85 | 37.0 (36–39) |
| HbA1c (%) | 318 | 5.8 (5.5–6.1) | 242 | 6.0 (5.7–6.1) | 85 | 5.5 (5.4–5.7) |
Data are given in means (SD), medians (IQR) or proportions %.
Heavy episodic drinking refers to an intake of five or more units at least once a month; possible alcohol problem: estimated from the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test score.
*Proportion of the total number of respondents of smoking status (N=241) and alcohol consumption (N=156).
BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.