Attack rate of diabetes mellitus is significantly high in adults,born in 1960(intermediate stage of famine times) / 重庆医科大学学报

Objective:To examine the association between food shortage and malnutrition in earlier life and diabetes mellitus in adulthood,to provide evidence for formulation of the strategy for preventing diabetes mellitus.Methods:The data of medical examination center(MEC)of a certain hospital in Chongqing was gathered.People born during the period of 1959 to 1964 were enrolled in the research.The study group was born from 1959 to 1960.The control group was born from 1962 to 1964.The attack rate and distribution of diabetes mellitus between two groups were compared by retrospective study.Results:The mean level of blood glucose was significantly higher in the 1960 group than that in non-famine group(P