HBA1 and diabetes mellitus: When compared with Class 1, participants in the other classes were more likely to be older, female, and married; to reside in a rural setting; to have a middle or high school education, fewer current smokers and drinkers, and higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure; to have a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia and heart disease; to have a history of medication use for hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia; to have higher TC, LDL-C, and HbA1 levels; and to have lower HDL-C levels (Table 1).