A cross sectional study on the risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus( T2DM)among adults in pinghu County. Methods through multi-stage cluster sampling,a cross sectional study was conducted among adults above 18 years old in one street and eight towns of pinghu County. A total of 3 106 people were randomly selected for this study. They were surveyed including general condition,the history of disease,smoking,drinking and physical exercise. Besides,the participants were also examined for blood glucose,blood lipids,height,weight,blood pressure and waist circumference. Results The prevalence of T2DM was 8. 30% among residents aged above 18 years in pinghu County,and it increased with age( p <0. 01 ). An unconditional logistic regression analysis showed that age,education,hypertension,family history of DM,BMI,waist circumference,physical exercise,TC,TG and HDL -C were significantly associated with T2DM(p<0. 05). Meanwhile,unconditional multivariate logistic regression showed that age was associated with DM, family history of DM(OR =9. 30),hypertension(OR =1. 64),TG(OR =1. 83)and BMI(OR =1. 31)were the risk factors of T2DM. Conclusion The prevalence of T2DM was high. It is necessary to promote the health education through the population and take measure to prevent the disease.