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(2012-04-19) Kiplamai, Festus Kaino; Judith Waudo; Mike Boit
The prevalence of Type II Diabetes (T2D) in developing countries is increasing at a high rate. The purpose of this study was to assess the modifiable predictors of T2D and variations in predisposing factors among the people living around Lake Victoria region, and in particular to describe variations in dietary factors, physical activity, socio-economic status and prevalence of T2D among two rural communities in the lake Victoria basin. A cross-sectional survey design was used for randomized selection of the subjects from the two rural populations. The total number of subjects recruited was 304 (134 males and 170 females) to fulfill the 95% confidence level required for comparisons.
Data were analyzed using ANOVA and T-test, where applicable, for comparison of means between groups and chi square to show associations between variables. There was no significant difference in the mean age of the two populations thus age was not a confounding factor. The overall prevalence of T2D in the rural areas represented by the sample was found to be 2.3% of the population (3.0% and 1.8% among males and females respectively). The overall prevalence ofIGT in the rural areas was at 8.1% (CI: 5.0-11.2) of the total population {3.1% (CI: 0.2-6.0) and 11.3% (CI: 6.3-15.7) among the males and females respectively}. There was significant differences in the BMI between the males and females (p