Urban-rural differences in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among 25-74 year-old adults of the Yangon Region, Myanmar: two cross-sectional studies.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between urban-rural location and the occurrence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the Yangon Region, and to estimate the proportion of urban and rural participants already diagnosed with DM, and of those, the proportion under treatment and under control. DESIGN:Two cross-sectional studies, using the WHO STEPs methodology. SETTING:The Yangon Region of Myanmar, urban and rural areas. PARTICIPANTS:Men and women, aged 25-74 years, included during the study period from September-November 2013 (urban) and 2014 (rural areas) (n=1372). Institutionalised people, physically and mentally ill person, monks and nuns were excluded. RESULTS:The age-standardised prevalence of DM was 12.1% in urban and 7.1% in rural areas (p=0.039). In urban areas, the prevalence of DM

SUBMITTER: Aung WP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5884374 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature