title: Prevalence and factors associated with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose level among members of federal police commission residing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of diabetes mellitus and factors associated with it, nowadays, are increasing in alarming rates among different occupational groups. Of these occupational groups are Police officers that, often, are exposed to unique life styles and stressful situations which may lead to diabetes mellitus and other cardiovascular diseases. Due to this reason, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence and factors associated with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose level among members of federal police commission residing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study design was conducted from April to May 2015. Multistage and systematic random sampling techniques were employed to select the study participants. The study population was federal police commission members living in Addis Ababa and served for at least a year. The data were collected using structured questionnaire, physical examinations and blood samples, based on the WHO stepwise approach. Data were entered in to SPSS version 20.0 and descriptive statistics and logistics regression were used for analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the 1003 eligible subjects, 936 (93.3%) police officers have participated in this study. The prevalence of overall impaired glucose homeostasis (IGH) was 120 (13%) of which 47 (5%) were diabetes and 73 (8%) were impaired fasting glucose. Whereas police rank, history of first degree relative who suffered from diabetes, hypertension and waist hip ratio showed a statistical significance with prevalence of diabetes mellitus, age, family history, hypertension, BMI and waist hip ratio were found to be associated with impaired fasting glucose.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study identified a high prevalence of IGH among the police officers. A priority should be given on preventive strategies of diabetes mellitus, as that of communicable diseases, by Federal Police Commission Health Service Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health and other concerned partners.
authors.affiliation: Ethiopian Police University College, Police Health Professionals Training Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. tarf9929@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tariku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tesfaye
authors.affiliation: Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shikur
authors.affiliation: Ethiopian Federal Police Commission Health Service Directorate, Medical Logistics and Pharmaceutical Service Coordination, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Tariku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimels
authors.affiliation: Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Naod
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Firdu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016495:Police; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose
keywords: Associated factors; Diabetes mellitus; Federal Police Commission; Impaired fasting glucose; Impaired glucose homeostasis; Prevalence