Prevalence Rates of Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension are Elevated among Middle-aged Japanese Men with Colonic Diverticulum
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
;
: 97-100, 2007.
Article
in Japanese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-361299
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To elucidate the prevalence rate of metabolic disorders among subjects with asymptomatic colonic diverticulum.Methods:
We carried out a cross-sectional analysis of the association between colonic diverticulum and selected metabolic disorders among the male personnel of the Self-Defense Forces who underwent total colonoscopy as part of their retirement check-up (age range, 51-59 years).Results:
The prevalence rate of colonic diverticulum was 10.2% among the population studied. The scores of lifestyle factors including those of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption were similar between the subjects with colonic diverticulum and those without it. Type 2 diabetes (21.6% vs 14.0%, P=0.047) and hypertension (30.9% vs 19.8%, P=0.011) were more prevalent among the subjects with colonic diverticulum than those without it. The prevalence rates of obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia, and impaired glucose tolerance were similar between the two groups.Conclusion:
The prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes and hypertension are elevated among the middle-aged male subjects with asymptomatic colonic diverticulum. The results may partly explain the reported association between colonic diverticulum and cardiovascular disease.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Diverticulum
Type of study:
Prevalence study
/
Risk factors
Language:
Japanese
Journal:
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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