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Table 3 Knowledge, treatment and control status on RFBG

From: Underestimation of prevalence of raised blood sugar from history compared to biochemical estimation: support for the WHO rule of halves in a population based survey in Eritrea of 2009

 

N

 %

Confidence intervals at 95 %

Knowledge status on RFBG by history (told to have diabetes)

 Raised blood sugar status in the total sample

  Raised blood sugar status known (raised)

124

2.20

1.8–2.6

  Raised blood sugar status not known or not raised

5605

97.80

97.4–98.2

Raised fasting blood glucose during the survey

 Raised fasting blood glucose at day of the survey

  RFBG among those who knew their status

69

26.80

21.5–32.7

  RFBG among those who did not know

188

73.20

67.5–78.5

Control status of blood sugar among diabetics

 Control status of blood sugar among those known to have diabetes

  Blood glucose controlled

55

44.4

35.4–53.5

  Blood glucose not controlled

69

55.6

46.5–64.6

Proportion on treatment

 Among those who knew their status

  Raised blood sugar statues known and on treatment

20

16.10

10.1–23.8

  Raised blood sugar Status known but not on treatment

104

83.90

76.2–89.9

Control status of blood glucose level

 Among those who were on treatment

  Raised blood sugar controlled

6

30.00

11.9–54.3

  Raised blood sugar but NOT controlled

14

70.00

45.7–88.1