Comparison of diabetes(pre-diabetes) prevalence and awareness between province Shanxi and Fujian

VernacularTitle:陕西省、福建省糖尿病及其前期患病率、知晓率的对比研究
Author: Shaoyong XU ; Jie MING ; Bin GAO ; Yi WAN ; Chunbao YANG ; Gang CHEN ; Qiuhe JI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: diabetes; pre-diabetes; prevalence; aw areness
From: Chongqing Medicine 2013;(23):2765-2766,2768
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To compare diabetes(pre-diabetes) prevalence and awareness between Province Shanxi and Fujian .Meth-ods Study data was from China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study 2007-2008 .5 926 individuals(Shanxi 3 254 ,Fu-jian 2 672) were included as study participants .Standardized questionnaire was used to obtain demographic and lifestyle data .All participants were administered a glucose tolerance test .Results Overall diabetes prevalence was 9 .6% .The diabetes prevalence in Shanxi was lower compared with Fujian(8 .2% vs .11 .3% ,P<0 .001) .Overall pre-diabetes was 15 .4% and no significant differ-ence was found between the two provinces .The awareness of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Shanxi was lower compared with Fujian , although both provinces were not satisfactory .Conclusion Regional differences were showed in diabetes (pre-diabetes) prevalence and awareness between Province Shanxi and Fujian .