Table 1

Self-reported prevalence of the presence of risk factors and rCBG and mean risk factors by sex

	All participants		Male		Female

Risk factor	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age and family history	207	20.7	65	17.9	142	22.2

Age and BMI	424	42.3	165	45.5	259	40.5

Age and waist size^a	369	36.8	118	32.5	251	39.3

Hypertension^a	295	29.4	121	33.3	174	27.2

IGT/IFG	16	1.6	6	1.7	10	1.6

Mental illness	20	2.0	7	1.9	13	2.0

Raised cholesterol	233	23.3	95	26.2	138	21.6

Gestational diabetes	13	1.3	—	—	13	2.0

Large baby (>4 kg)	154	15.4	—	—	154	24.1

Polcystic ovary syndrome	18	1.8	—	—	18	2.8

Symptoms of diabetes	531	53.0	191	52.6	340	53.2

Ocular signs	7	0.7	5	1.4	2	0.3

Mean age, years	54.4		55.1		54.0

Mean rCBG, mmol/l^a	5.78		5.91		5.70

Mean number of risk factors^a	2.28		2.13		2.37

↵a P<0.05 between sex. BMI = body mass index. IFG = impaired fasting glucose. IGT = impaired glucose tolerance. rCBG = random capillary blood glucose.