Associations of Fasting Blood Glucose with Influencing Factors in Northeast China: A Quantile Regression Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a major public health problem in China. Although a number of researchers have investigated DM risk factors, little is known about the associations between values of fasting blood glucose (FBG) and influencing factors. This study aims to explore these associations by the quantile regression (QR) model. Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a sample of 23,050 adults aged 18 to 79 years was conducted in Jilin in 2012, and some subjects were excluded due to missing values with respect to necessary variables or having glycemic control, in accordance with the purposes of this study. Finally, in total 14,698 people were included in this study. QR was performed to identify the factors influencing the level of FBG in different quantiles of FBG. Res

SUBMITTER: Guo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5708007 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature