Women Are Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes at Higher Body Mass Indices and Older Ages than Men: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
; : 74-80, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Many epidemiologic studies have shown that women with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared with men with diabetes. The aim of this study is to elucidate whether disparities of adiposity, age and insulin resistance (IR) at the time of diabetes diagnosis exist between women and men in the adult Korean population. METHODS: Data from The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, performed in Korea from 2007 to 2010, were used. In the survey, anthropometric data and blood samples were obtained during a fasting state. IR and beta-cell function were calculated using the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR and HOMA-beta, respectvely). RESULTS: The mean age of diabetes diagnosis was 58.5 years in women and was 55.1 years in men (P=0.015). The mean body mass index (BMI) of newly diagnosed diabetes subjects was 26.1 kg/m2 in women and 25.0 kg/m2 in men (P=0.001). The BMI was inversely related to age in both genders, and the higher BMI in women than men was consistent throughout all age groups divided by decade. The HOMA-IR in women with diabetes is higher than in men with diabetes (7.25+/-0.77 vs. 5.20+/-0.32; P=0.012). CONCLUSION: Korean adult women are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at higher BMI and older age than men and are more insulin-resistant at the time of diabetes diagnosis. This may help explain why women with diabetes have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease after the diagnosis of diabetes, compared to men.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Insulin Resistance
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Body Mass Index
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Nutrition Surveys
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Fasting
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Diagnosis
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Adiposity
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Homeostasis
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article