Table 4 Sex and Age-Specific Prevalence1 for Diabetes Mellitus by Educational Categories
Characteristic | Spanish Town Cohort | Jackson Heart Study | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25–44 years | 45–59 years | 60–74 years | 25–44 years | 45–59 years | 60–74 years | |
Men | ||||||
  High School or More | 4.9 (0.1, 9.6) | 10.1 (0.8, 19.3) | 25.1 (5.9, 44.3) | 7.1 (4.5, 9.6) | 13.3 (10.3, 16.4) | 23.0 (18.0, 28.1) |
  High School | 1.9 (0.1, 3.8) | 26.0 (9.6, 42.3) | 45.9 (9.4, 82.4) | 6.1 (1.0, 11.1) | 18.9 (12.5, 25.3) | 27.8 (19.7, 36.0) |
  Less than High School | 5.3 (1.9, 8.6) | 11.3 (7.1, 15.6) | 19.9 (14.0, 25.9) | 5.1 (0, 14.8) | 24.4* (14.7, 34.2) | 28.1 (21.7, 34.4) |
Women | ||||||
  High School or More | 5.2 (1.8, 8.7) | 16.3 (4.5, 28.1) | 44.8 (25.2, 64.4) | 5.7 (3.9, 7.6) | 18.5 (16.0, 21.0) | 25.4 (21.4, 29.4) |
  High School | 5.8 (3.1, 8.4) | 11.5 (1.0, 21.9) | 14.4 (0, 41.2) | 4.8 (1.1, 8.5) | 16.5 (11.8, 21.3) | 26.2 (20.9, 31.5) |
  Less than High School | 5.3 (2.6, 8.0) | 17.4 (13.6, 21.2) | 30.1 (24.2, 36.0) | 22.7* (8.2, 37.1) | 28.2* (19.8, 36.5) | 33.5* (28.6, 38.4) |