[Epidemiological studies on the relationship between body weight and the prevalence rate of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in the population of urban areas of Tianjin city].
OBJECTIVE
In order to explore the relationship between body weight and the prevalence rate of IGT in a community - based population and to provide scientific informations of IGT for prevention and control.


METHODS
Cluster sampling was carried out in prevalence survey, together with clinical examination and test of blood plasma glucose.


RESULTS
A sample of 62,577 people was performed by cluster random sampling. Results showed that the crude prevalence rate of IGT in the whole population of three communities was 13.13 per thousand in males, 19.18 per thousand in females, and 16.23 per thousand in both sexes respectively. The IGT prevalence rate of different body weight group in community population had a marked difference. There was a trand that the IGT prevalence rate increased markedly with the increase of body weight.


CONCLUSIONS
The incidence of IGT is related to body weight and obesity.
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Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence