Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in northeast Sichuan area
10.3969/j.issn.1673-4130.2015.04.020
- VernacularTitle:川东北地区体检人群糖尿病和糖尿病前期的流行率分析
- Author:
Guangcheng LUO
;
Tingting YI
;
Zhen CHAI
;
Sulan LIU
;
Jiankang DENG
;
Xingliang JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diabetes;
prediabetes;
prevalence
- From:
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2015;(4):480-481,484
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in northeast Sichuan area.Methods A total of 8 053 adult residents(over 18 years old)from the hospital who had underwent physical examination were recruited in the study.The concentrations of Fasting plasma glucose(FPG),glycated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1C)and blood lipids were measured.Diabetes and prediabetes were defined according to the 2013 American Diabetes Association criteria.Results The FPG and HbA1C concentra-tions increased with age.The overall prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes were estimated to be 8.5% and 39.6% in the adult pop-ulation in northeast sichuan area respectively.The prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in men were significantly higher than those in women(10.7% vs.5.7%,41.5% vs.37.2%,P <0.05,respectively).Furthermore,the prevalence of diabetes increased with age,and the prevalence of prediabetes had a trend of first enhancement followed by a decline.Conclusion The prevalence of diabe-tes and prediabetes are relatively high in northeast Sichuan area.
