title: [An investigation on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among 336 health workers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out prevalence of diabetes millitus among health workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physical examination was conducted among 336 health workers. Blood glucose was determined by routine glucokinase method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed that IGT was 26.49%. According to the WHO diagnostic standard, the prevalence rate of diabetes was 9.23% (31/336) with type II 96.77% and type I 3.22%. Among diabetes cases, 61.29% (19/31) was newly diagnosed. The prevalence rates of IGT and diabetes were related to age and both BMI (Trend chi 2 test: P < 0.01) and family history were important factors (OR = 10) 42.11% of the new cases had complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to provide health workers with more knowledge on the prevention of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Provincial Sanitary and Anti-Epidemic Station, Chengdu.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000453:epidemiology; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence