Objective To understand the prevalence situation and influence factors of diabetes mellitus(DM) among adults in Dandong City to provide a reference basis for the prevention and treatment of DM and relevant department implementing the regional health plan.Methods A total of 10 267 permanent residents aged ≥18 years old in Dandong City were extracted to conduct the survey by using the multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method.The non-conditional multivariate Logistic regression analysis method was used to analyze its influencing factors.Results The prevalence rates of DM was 6.9％ among the adults in Dandong City,the standardization rates was 4.0 ％,in which 5.5 ％ for male standardization rate was 3.1％,8.2 ％ for female,standardization rate was 4.9 ％,female was higher than male,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05) The Logistic analysis results showed that male(OR=1.381)had higher prevalence risk than female;the prevalence risks in the age groups of 35-＜45 years old,45-＜55 years old,55-＜65 years old and ≥65 years old were 4.040,11.446,19.488 and 25.302 times of 18-＜35 years old group;the prevalence risk in the drinking group (OR=1.413) was higher than that in the non-drinking group;the prevalence risk in the group with preference for sweet,salty,fried and hot food (OR=1.274) was higher than that in the group without this preference;the prevalence risk in the hypertensive group(OR=1.773) was higher than that in the non-hypertensive group;physical exercises and sleep quality were the protective factor of DM(P＜0.05).Conclusion The prevalence rate of DM in Dandong is higher,and sex,age,alcohol consumption,exercise,sleep quality,preference for sweet salty fried overheating foods and hypertension are the main influencing factors of DM.