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Table 4 Distribution of FINDRISC, BMI and fasting blood sugar (FBS) level across age groups

From: Assessment of the FINDRISC tool in predicting the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in a young adult Nigerian population

 

Risk

15–20 years (%)

21–25 years (%)

26–30 years (%)

31–35 years (%)

FINDRISC

 < 7

Low

18 (72.0%)

25 (71.4%)

24 (61.5%)

18 (51.4%)

 7–11

Slightly

5 (20.0%)

8 (22.9%)

9 (23.1%)

11 (31.4%)

 12–14

Moderate

1 (4.0%)

2 (5.7%)

6 (15.4%)

5 (14.3%)

 15–20

High

1 (4.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.9%)

 Total

25 (100.0%)

35 (100.0%)

39 (100.0%)

35 (100.0%)

BMI (kg/m2)

 < 25

Healthy weight

21 (84.0%)

17 (48.6%)

22 (56.4%)

16 (45.7%)

 25–29.9

Overweight

4 (16.0%)

14 (40.0%)

13 (33.3%)

11 (31.4%)

 ≥ 30

Obesity

0 (0.0%)

4 (11.4%)

4 (10.3%)

8 (22.9%)

 Total

25 (100.0%)

35 (100.0%)

39 (100.0%)

35 (100.0%)

FBS (mg/dl)

 < 54

Hypoglycemic

0 (0.0%)

3 (8.6%)

3 (7.7%)

2 (5.7%)

 54–90

Normoglycemic

17 (68.0%)

23 (65.7%)

21 (53.8%)

21 (60.0%)

 91–125

Hyperglycemic

8 (32.0%)

9 (25.7%)

15 (38.5%)

12 (34.3%)

 Total

25 (100.0%)

35 (100.0%)

39 (100.0%)

35 (100.0%)