Association between urban-rural location and prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in West Africa: a cross-sectional population-based epidemiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated the association between urban/rural location and both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pre-diabetes among populations of five West African countries.

Design

Cross-sectional studies, using the WHO Stepwise (STEPs) survey data.

Setting

National representative data of both urban and rural areas from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia and Mali.

Participants

Adults comprising 15 468 participants (6774 men and 8746 women; 7663 urban and 7805 rural residents) aged between 25 and 64 years.

Results

The age and sex-adjusted prevalence of T2DM was 6.2% for urban areas and 2.5% for rural areas. The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was 6.6% for urban areas, and 3.0% for rural areas. No differences by sex were observed. The c

SUBMITTER: Issaka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514614 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature