Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Management of diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in seven countries: a comparison of data from national health examination surveys

Emmanuela Gakidou, Leslie Mallinger, Jesse Abbott-Klafter, Ramiro Guerrero, Salvador Villalpando, Ruy Lopez Ridaura, Wichai Aekplakorn, Mohsen Naghavi, Stephen Lim, Rafael Lozano & Christopher JL Murray

Volume 89, Number 3, March 2011, 172-183

Table 1. Sample information for nationally representative surveys used to study the management of diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in seven countries

Sample characteristic Colombia20 England21 Islamic Republic of Iran22 Mexico23 Scotland24 Thailand3 United States25
Survey year(s) 2007 2003 2004 2006 2003 2004 2003–06
Overall sample size 41 833 18 553 89 400 45 446 8148 39 290 20 470
Ages (in years) included in analysis 35–64 35+ 35–64 35+ 35+ 35+ 35+
Method used to diagnose diabetes FPG HbA1c FPG FPG HbA1c FPG HbA1c
No. in sample within age group of analysis 7284 10 890 49 695 30 602 4438 33 058 7142
No. in sample with some physical measurement 7035 6434 37 784 3856 3397 31 203 6460
No. of individuals with diabetes 349 363 4068 720 186 4145 1018
Diabetic individuals with measured arterial blood pressure 322 305 4050 699 158 4131 911
Diabetic individuals with measured serum cholesterol 345 242 4011 648 125 4123 785
Diabetic individuals with measured blood glucose, blood pressure and serum cholesterol 319 208 3993 630 103 4109 716

FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin.