Prevalence of impaired glucose regulation in the population of Tianjin / 中国医学科学杂志(英文版)

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the prevalence of impaired glucose regulation (IGR) in the population of Tianjin.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tianjin from June to September in 2005. The multi-phasic stratified cluster sampling method was adopted. Totally, 21,454 people were selected as survey sample. Information on risk factors was collected through face-to-face questionnaire interview. Fasting capillary whole blood glucose level and other clinical indexes were tested.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in the population was 5.61% (5.32% in male, 5.89% in female). The prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) was 2.91% (2.59% in male, 3.20% in female) in whole population, and the prevalence of female was significantly higher than that of male (P = 0.04). The prevalences of IFG and IGT increased with the increasing of age. And the prevalences were also influenced by the profession, educational level, and income level.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The prevalences of IGT and IFG in Tianjin are similar to those in the other big cities of China.</p>