Table 1

Sample demographic information stratified by sex and diabetes status

1990–1995 Samoan and American Samoan sample
Overall (n=1013)Male (n=477, 47.1%)Female (n=536, 52.9%)
Diabetes
(n=63, 6.2%)
No diabetes
(n=950, 93.8%)
Diabetes
(n=34, 7.1%)
No diabetes
(n=443, 92.9%)
Diabetes
(n=29, 5.4%)
No diabetes
(n=507, 94.6%)
Age, years, mean (SD)46.0 (9.4)38.8 (9.4)46.3 (8.8)38.8 (9.3)45.7 (10.1)38.8 (9.6)
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)35.7 (8.0)31.8 (6.1)34.8 (6.2)30.6 (5.7)36.7 (9.7)32.8 (6.3)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL, mean (SD)201.8 (68.8)88.4 (12.1)198.8 (55.3)88.6 (12.6)205.4 (82.7)88.1 (11.6)
2002–2003 Samoan and American Samoan sample
Overall (n=1083)Male (n=499, 46.1%)Female (n=584, 53.9%)
Diabetes
(n=161, 14.9%)
No diabetes
(n=922, 85.1%)
Diabetes
(n=74, 14.8%)
No diabetes
(n=425, 85.2%)
Diabetes
(n=87, 14.9%)
No diabetes
(n=497, 85.1%)
Age, years, mean (SD)54.8 (12.3)40.7 (16.1)56.0 (12.0)39.5 (15.8)53.7 (12.4)41.6 (16.4)
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)36.4 (8.8)32.8 (7.7)35.4 (9.7)30.4 (6.1)37.1 (7.8)34.8 (8.3)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL, mean (SD)*191.5 (84.2)88.3 (13.9)191.9 (92.9)88.5 (13.3)191.1 (76.5)88.1 (14.4)
2010 Samoan sample
Overall (n=2861)Male (n=1149, 40.2%)Female (n=1712, 59.8%)
Diabetes
(n=478, 16.7%)
No diabetes
(n=2383, 83.3%)
Diabetes
(n=185, 16.1%)
No diabetes
(n=964, 83.9%)
Diabetes
(n=293, 17.1%)
No diabetes
(n=1419, 82.9%)
Age, years, mean (SD)52.5 (8.0)43.7 (11.2)53.0 (7.6)44.3 (11.4)52.2 (8.3)43.3 (11.0)
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)35.1 (6.3)33.1 (6.7)34.0 (6.0)30.9 (5.8)34.6 (6.8)35.9 (6.4)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL, mean (SD)†206.1 (81.9)88.6 (14.0)203.5 (84.0)89.6 (14.4)207.7 (80.7)88.0 (13.7)
2006–2013 Aotearoa New Zealand sample
Overall (n=2124)Male (n=1334, 62.8%)Female (n=790, 37.2%)
Diabetes
(n=557, 26.2%)
No diabetes
(n=1567, 73.8%)
Diabetes
(n=335, 25.1%)
No diabetes
(n=999, 74.9%)
Diabetes
(n=222, 28.1%)
No diabetes
(n=568, 71.9%)
Age, years, mean (SD)57.4 (11.4)45.8 (15.2)57.3 (11.5)46.1 (14.5)57.4 (11.4)45.3 (16.2)
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)36.6 (8.2)33.8 (7.6)36.4 (7.5)34.0 (7.1)36.9 (9.1)33.4 (8.3)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL, mean (SD)
  • *Excluding individuals (2 male, 4 female) who reported a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

  • †Excluding individuals (6 male, 11 female) who reported a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

  • ‡Fasting glucose was not measured in the Aotearoa New Zealand sample.

  • BMI, body mass index.