Table 5

Predicted 9-year diabetes risk in 2005 by subgroups in Canada from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)

CharacteristicMenWomen
9-year risk (%)No of new cases9-year risk (%)No of new cases
Age group
 <353.41042773.9112821
 35–548.53863986.3282964
 55–7514.433436210.8275086
 >7513.66991711.9100537
Body mass index
 <232.7570282.7102262
 23–245.51227314.479762
 25–298.83846319.2254164
 30–3417.323093417.6180091
 ≥3528.39962922.6100734
Ethnicity
 White8.27129857.4611092
 Non-white10.71819689.7160316
Education level
 < Secondary13.221181812.1209799
 Secondary school graduation9.51521548.7149895
 Other post-secondary school6.6607186.149803
 Graduated post-secondary school7.44702635.9361911
Overall8.68949537.0771408