Corrigendum: Increasing Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural Bangladeshi Population: A Population Based Study for 10 Years

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Increasing Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural Bangladeshi Population: A Population Based Study for 10 Years

BACKGROUND: To observe changes in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and its associated risk factors in a rural Bangladeshi population over a 10-year period. METHODS: Three cross-sectional studies were undertaken in a rural community (aged > or =20 years) in 1999, 2004, and 2009. Structured questionnaires including sociodemographic parameters, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, and blood glucose values were recorded. DM and IFG were diagnosed using 1999 World Health Organization criteria. RESULTS: Age standardized prevalence of DM increased significantly (P<0.001) from 1999 to 2009 (2.3%, 6.8%, and 7.9% in 1999, 2004, and 2009, respectively). The prevalence of IFG increased significantly (P=0.011) from 4.6% to 5.8% between 1999 and 2004 but then decreased from 5.8% to 5.3% during 2004 to 2009. Significant linear trends were shown in both sexes for general and central obesity as indicated by body mass index, waist circumference, and waist hip ratio (WHR). Increasing age and systolic blood pressure were significant risk factors for DM in all three studies. WHR for males was also significantly associated with the risk of DM in all three studies. WHR for females was only significantly associated with DM in 2009. CONCLUSION: A significant rise in the prevalence of DM was observed in this population over 10 years. This increase was seen in both sexes, and in all age groups. A significant increase in the prevalence of the associated risk factors of general and central obesity was observed in both sexes.

Response: Increasing Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural Bangladeshi Population: A Population Based Study for 10 Years (Diabetes Metab J 2013;37:46-53)

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Parameters of metabolic syndrome are markers of coronary heart disease - an observational study

This study was undertaken to identify the parameters of metabolic syndrome which can predict cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease. A total of 260 subjects were selected from Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute [ICHRI], who reported for coronary angiogram as per advice of a cardiologist. Each subject undergoing angiogram was interviewed with a preset structured questionnaire. The study subjects were screened for PVD [peripheral vascular disease] by examining peripheral pulses and ankle brachial index measured. Subjects with absent pulse or non-recordable ankle brachial index was considered as ankle brachial index <0.9. Positive angiographic finding was defined by presence of mild to severe degree of coronary vascular narrowing of one or multiple of three coronary arteries. Among the study subjects 64.6% had metabolic syndrome, 79.2% had positive and 20.8% had normal angiographic finding. Among the CAG positive subjects 38.8% had single vessel disease, 30.0% had double vessel disease and 31.08% had triple vessel disease. CAG positive subjects are mostly 40-60 years of age, 78.6% male, 54.8% smoker, 62.1% had waist circumference above normal, and about 90% have dyslipidemia and dysglycemia [DM/IGT/IFG] In this study subjects 83.9% of diabetic and 69.7% of non-diabetic had positive angiographic finding. Among the CAG positive subjects 16.6% had low ABI [<0.9]. This study reveals that hypertriglyceridemia, waist circumference and hypertension are significantly related with angiographic positivity. Peripheral vascular disease was not significantly higher among CAG positive subjects and no association was observed between metabolic syndrome and PVD