[Epidemiological investigation of diabetes and prediabetes in community residents in the suburbs of Guangzhou].
OBJECTIVE
To identify the prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and prediabetes in the community residents above 18 years old in the suburbs of Guangzhou.


METHODS
Between April and May in 2008, the residents above 18 years living in 6 communities of Guangzhou for 5 or more years were sampled with multistage clustering sampling. The sampled residents were surveyed by questionnaires, and physical examination and glucose determination were carried out.


RESULTS
A total of 1532 residents were sampled. The incidence of diabetes mellitus in these community residents was 8.46%, and that of impaired glucose regulation was 6.59%. Age, body mass index, family history of diabetes mellitus, case history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and smoking were all the independent risk factors for impaired glucose regulation and diabetes mellitus.


CONCLUSIONS
Diabetes and prediabetes are prevalent in the community residents in Guangzhou. Controlling the risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, lipid metabolism disorder among the residents above 40 years with a family history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension is key to prevention of impaired glucose regulation and diabetes mellitus.
Cao
Ying
Y
Department of Endocrinology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. doctor_cy@163.com
Xue
Yao-ming
YM
Li
Chen-zhong
CZ
Zhang
Man-li
ML
Gao
Fang
F
Xie
Cui-hua
CH
Zeng
Hui-yan
HY
Luo
Xiang-rong
XR
Li
Ji-min
JM
Fu
Xia-jun
XJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D018881:Suburban Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D001786:Blood Glucose