title: Type 2 diabetes in urban and rural districts in Korea: factors associated with prevalence difference.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the urban-rural differences in the prevalence and associated factors with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korean adults. A total of 1,060 adults >30 yr of age from urban (189 males and 331 females) and rural districts (219 males and 321 females) were recruited. Anthropometric measures, blood pressure, lipid profiles, and fasting and 2-hr after 75-g oral glucose load blood glucose were obtained. The crude- and age-standardized prevalence of T2DM was 15.4% and 14.5%, and 11.7% and 8.6% in urban and rural districts, respectively. Diabetic subjects were older and obese, and had a higher triglyceride level, and systolic blood pressure compared to non-diabetes in both population. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that older age, high triglyceride levels, central obesity, and hypertension were significantly associated with T2DM in both areas. Low monthly incomes were significantly associated with T2DM in urban population, while a family history of T2DM was significantly associated with T2DM in rural area. T2DM is more prevalent in urban than in rural population, and low economic status or genetic factor is differently associated with T2DM in both population, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mitochondrial Research Group Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: Yoon Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sook Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Eun Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jeong Yee
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Mi Hae
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Hye-Ryoung
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Hyang
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Yun Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Nam Hee
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyung Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Byoung Doo
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Rhee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides