title: Prevalence of diabetes and determinants: evidence from a minority region in People's Republic of China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to examine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and other categories of glucose intolerance (impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose) and explore the risk factors in an ethnic minority region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A population-based study enrolled 53,270 residents older than 5 years in Guangxi, People's Republic of China. The prevalence of diabetes was calculated using the 1999 World Health Organization (WHO) oral glucose tolerance test diagnostic criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 53,270 individuals, the prevalence of diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, and impaired fasting glucose was 5.96%, 7.36%, and 2.62%, respectively. Of the 3,173 individuals with diabetes mellitus, 696 (21.94%) were found to have a history of diabetes and 2,477 (78.06%) were newly diagnosed. A lower prevalence was found in Zhuang ethnic minority people compared with the majority of Han people. The prevalence was significantly associated with age, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, dyslipidemia, medical history of hypertension, and family history of diabetes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Guangxi shows a rapidly rising prevalence of diabetes. Weight control and blood lipid control are important to decrease the rapidly increasing prevalence of diabetes in Guangxi, an ethnic minority region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qingyun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School for International Education, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chunling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zuojie
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Gaoming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: The Second People's Hospital of Qinzhou, Qinzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shumin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Luhua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Mingdeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Nandan County People's Hospital, Nandan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hanlei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bixun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Hezhou City People's Hospital, Hezhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Feiqun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Long'an County People's Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fengji
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Hezhou City People's Hospital, Hezhou, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuilian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: OGTT; diabetes mellitus; diagnosis; ethnic minority; factors; prevalence