Baseline characteristics of 130 997 participants aged 35–74 years at recruitment
| No diabetes | Diabetes | Previously diagnosed diabetes by duration (years) | Previously diagnosed diabetes by HbA1c (%) | Overall | ||||||
| Undiagnosed | Previously diagnosed | <5 | 5 to <10 | ≥10 | <9 | 9 to <11 | ≥11 | |||
| Participants (n) | 108 504 | 6381 | 16 112 | 4151 | 7809 | 4152 | 8021 | 4120 | 3971 | 130 997 |
| Age, sex and socioeconomic factors | ||||||||||
| Age (years) | 49 (10) | 54 (10) | 58 (10) | 55 (10) | 57 (9) | 62 (8) | 59 (10) | 57 (9) | 55 (9) | 51 (10) |
| Men, % | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 |
| Resident of Coyoacán, % | 41 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 40 |
| Resident of Iztapalapa, % | 59 | 67 | 66 | 73 | 65 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 60 |
| University/college educated, % | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| Lifestyle factors, % | ||||||||||
| Current smoker | 30 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
| Current alcohol drinker | 70 | 66 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 68 |
| Physical activity 1+ times/week | 23 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 22 |
| Anthropometry | ||||||||||
| Height (cm) | 156 (9) | 155 (9) | 154 (9) | 155 (9) | 155 (9) | 154 (9) | 155 (9) | 155 (9) | 154 (9) | 156 (9) |
| Weight (kg) | 71 (13) | 76 (14) | 70 (13) | 73 (14) | 70 (13) | 66 (12) | 71 (13) | 70 (70) | 67 (13) | 71 (13) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0 (4.7) | 31.5 (5.2) | 29.1 (5.0) | 30.4 (5.2) | 29.3 (4.9) | 27.7 (4.6) | 29.8 (4.9) | 29.0 (4.9) | 28.0 (5.1) | 29.1 (4.8) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 93 (11) | 101 (11) | 97 (11) | 98 (11) | 97 (11) | 94 (11) | 98 (11) | 97 (11) | 94 (11) | 94 (11) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.89 (0.07) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.07) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.06) | 0.90 (0.07) |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.5 (0.4) | 8.6 (2.1) | 9.1 (2.5) | 8.5 (2.5) | 9.3 (2.4) | 9.4 (2.4) | 7.0 (1.1) | 10.0 (0.6) | 12.4 (1.2) | 6.1 (1.7) |
| Duration of diabetes diagnosis (years) | 9 (7) | 3 (1) | 8 (1) | 19 (5) | 9 (7) | 10 (7) | 10 (6) | |||
| Age at diabetes diagnosis (years) | 48 (10) | 52 (10) | 49 (9) | 43 (9) | 50 (10) | 47 (10) | 46 (9) | |||
| Glucose-lowering medication, % | ||||||||||
| Sulfonylurea | 69 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 74 | 72 | |||
| Biguanide | 18 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Insulin | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Other | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Any | 79 | 70 | 81 | 86 | 75 | 85 | 82 | |||
Mean (SD) or %.
BMI, body mass index.