title: Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in Sardinia.
abstract: We aimed at updating the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and of undiagnosed (UD) and diagnosed diabetes (DD) among the Sardinian population. The survey was carried out from 2002 to 2005 on 4.737 subjects aged 20-80+ years. IFG was diagnosed when blood glucose was 110-125 mg/dl; UD when it was >or=126 mg/dl in the absence of personal history of diabetes; DD when personal history was positive, irrespective of blood glucose value. Prevalence rates (%) were adjusted for age by direct method to the Italian 2001 population. IFG was diagnosed in 11% of the sample (9.88% in females and 12.24% in males); UD was found in 5.65% (5.20 and 6.15%, females and males, respectively), DD in 8.72% (6.74 and 10.05%); and total diabetes (TD), i.e. the sum of UD + DD, was 14.37% (12.93 and 15.07%, females and males, respectively). In Sardinia, in about 5 years there was an increase of IFG (+61.8%), UD (+56.9%), DD (+55.7%), and TD (+57.9%). Thus Sardinia participates in the worldwide increase in prevalence of diabetes and its microvascular, macrovascular, and socioeconomic consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, Unit of Oncology and Molecular Pathology, University School of Cagliari, via Porcell 4, 09124, Cagliari, Italy. smuntoni@unica.it
authors.forename: Sa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muntoni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Atzori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mereu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Satta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentilini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baule
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Baule
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muntoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose