Characteristics of survey participants and frequency distribution of self-reported diabetes in India, males and females from the 3rd National Family Health Survey
| Self-reported diabetes, n (%) | Total, n | |
| Participants | 2439 (1.5) | 168 135 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 818 (1.0) | 86 013 |
| Urban | 1621 (2.0) | 82 122 |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 266 (0.3) | 76 174 |
| 30–39 | 602 (1.2) | 51 132 |
| 40–49 | 1238 (3.4) | 36 402 |
| 50–54 | 333 (7.5) | 4427 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1144 (1.8) | 65 255 |
| Female | 1295 (1.3) | 102 880 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 132 (0.3) | 38 078 |
| Married | 2165 (1.8) | 123 457 |
| Widowed | 108 (2.5) | 4320 |
| Divorced or separated | 34 (1.5) | 2280 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 1775 (1.4) | 123 411 |
| Muslim | 340 (1.6) | 21 510 |
| Christian | 213 (1.4) | 14 779 |
| Sikh | 49 (1.5) | 3236 |
| Buddhist | 34 (1.4) | 2451 |
| Other | 28 (1.0) | 2748 |
| Social caste | ||
| Other caste | 1026 (1.8) | 56 063 |
| Scheduled caste | 349 (1.3) | 27 677 |
| Scheduled tribe | 167 (0.8) | 21 372 |
| Other backward class | 781 (1.4) | 55 641 |
| No caste | 116 (1.6) | 7382 |
| Education | ||
| No education | 464 (1.0) | 44 856 |
| Primary | 358 (1.4) | 24 969 |
| Secondary | 1166 (1.6) | 74 715 |
| Higher | 451 (1.9) | 23 595 |
| Household wealth | ||
| Poorest | 77 (0.4) | 17 252 |
| 2nd quintile | 175 (0.8) | 22 948 |
| 3rd quintile | 278 (0.9) | 32 070 |
| 4th quintile | 573 (1.4) | 42 091 |
| Richest | 1336 (2.5) | 53 774 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||
| <18.5 | 243 (0.6) | 42 128 |
| 18.5–22.9 | 703 (0.9) | 74 089 |
| 23–27.4 | 833 (2.7) | 31 217 |
| ≥27.5 | 547 (4.8) | 11 502 |