title: The association of age, gender, ethnicity, family history, obesity and hypertension with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Trinidad.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of risk factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, family history, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and hypertension, on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Trinidadian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional case control study comprised 146 non-diabetics and 147 type 2 diabetics ≥18 years of age, from North Central, South West and Eastern regions of Trinidad.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cross-tabulations revealed a significant difference between type 2-diabetes and age at p<0.01, and between type 2 diabetes and family history, ethnicity, waist circumference and hypertension at p<0.05. Logistic regression showed age to be the most influential risk factor. The systolic blood pressure specifically showed a significant difference at p<0.05, with the mean values for non-diabetics and type 2 diabetics being, 130.62 (±2.124) and 141.35 (±2.312), respectively. No significant difference was observed between type 2 diabetes and gender and BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Age was the most significant risk factor of type 2 diabetes. Therefore it can be concluded that family history, ethnicity, waist circumference and hypertension are more significant risk factors of this disease than BMI and gender in the Trinidadian population.
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago. Electronic address: shiv25@gmail.com.
authors.forename: B Shivananda
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Arianne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobrian
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Khalif
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Latiff
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Akash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rampersad
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Kodi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.affiliation: The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Departments of Preclinical and Paraclinical Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Nichole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samuel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Age; Body mass index (BMI); Ethnicity; Family history; Gender; On the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus; Waist circumference and hypertension