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Table 1 Prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases according to age groupa

From: Diabetes mellitus type 2 and other chronic non-communicable diseases in the central region, Saudi Arabia (riyadh cohort 2): a decade of an epidemic

Age group, yr

Patients, n

DMT1

DMT2

GDM

IGT

Overweight

Obese

HPN

CHD

7 to 17

2,519

0.4

(0.15 to 0.65)

4.5

(3.72 to 5.34)

 

5.6

(4.7 to 6.5)

16.6

(15.18 to 18.08)

12.54

(11.25 to 13.8)

  

18 to 45

3,954

1.3

(0.94 to 1.64)

12.2

(11.14 to 13.18)

1.39

(1.03 to 1.75)

9.6

(8.64 to 10.48)

27.9

(26.5 to 29.35)

33.4

(31.9 to 34.8)

14.0

(12.9 to 15.1)

1.5

(1.2 to 1.9)

46 to 60

1,758

3.13

(2.32 to 3.94)

46.7

(44.37 to 49.03)

1.5

(0.92 to 2.04)

12.1

(10.54 to 13.58)

31.8

(29.6 to 33.9)

50.5

(48.2 to 52.8)

40.7

(38.4 to 43.0)

10.4

(8.9 to 11.8)

61 to 80

918

4.79

(3.41 to 6.17)

58.2

(54.9 to 61.4)

 

9.6

(7.7 to 11.5)

35.1

(31.9 to 38.2)

34.5

(31.4 to 37.6)

58.2

(55.0 to 61.4)

14.5

(12.3 to 16.8)

  1. aDMT1, type 1 diabetes mellitus; DMT2, type 2 diabetes mellitus; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; IGT, impaired glucose tolerance; HPN, hypertension; CHD, coronary heart disease. Data are presented as percentages (95% confidence interval).