title: Relation of type 2 diabetes mellitus with gender, education, and marital status in an Iranian urban population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was performed to assess the relationship of diabetes with gender, education, and marital status in an Iranian urban population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 892 men and women aged 30-85 were recruited using a cluster-stratified sampling method from an urban population. Using a questionnaire, demographical data including gender, education, and marital status were collected. A blood sample after fasting for at least eight hours was collected from each subject. Associations of type 2 diabetes mellitus and studied variables were tested for significance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 11.6%; 11.1% in men and 12.1% in women with no significant difference between them. Diabetes mellitus was most prevalent in the oldest age (age more than 60 years, 22.9%) and low education groups (17.9%, P < 0.001). Marital status was not significantly related to diabetes mellitus (P= 0.37).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is related to education within the Iranian population. Thus preventive strategies should be based on the affective factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
authors.forename: Karamatollah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahmanian
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shojaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdolreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sotoodeh Jahromi
keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Education; Gender; Marital status