Prevalence of diabetes by age group and by gender
| Males | Females | Known diabetics | New cases | Full sample | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Per cent (95% CI) | n | Per cent (95% CI) | n | Per cent (95% CI) | n | Per cent (95%CI) | n | Per cent (95% CI) | |
| 50–59 | 123 | 23.1 (19.3 to 27.0) | 168 | 25.4 (21.4 to 29.5) | 249 | 85.6 (81.2 to 89) | 42 | 14.4 (11.0 to 18.8) | 291 | 24.4 (21.7 to 27.7) |
| 60–69 | 92 | 23.7 (19.5 to 27.8) | 143 | 31.8 (26.0 to 37.7) | 219 | 93.2 (89.1 to 95.8) | 16 | 6.8 (4.2 to 10.9) | 235 | 28.0 (23.9 to 32.2) |
| 70–79 | 49 | 20.3 (14.8 to 25.8) | 88 | 28.7 (22.6 to 34.7) | 125 | 91.2 (86.0 to 94.6) | 12 | 8.8 (5.4 to 14.0) | 137 | 25.0 (20.3 to 29.7) |
| 80+ | 10 | 11.0 (5.1 to 16.9) | 16 | 11.9 (6.7 to 17.2) | 24 | 92.3 (72.5 to 98.2) | 2 | 7.7 (1.8 to 27.5) | 26 | 11.6 (7.8 to 15.3) |
| All ages | 274 | 21.9 (19.1 to 24.7) | 415 | 26.8 (23.3 to 30.2) | 617 | 89.6 (87.0 to 91.7) | 72 | 10.4 (8.3 to 13.0) | 689 | 24.6 (21.8 to 27.3) |