Prevalence and determinants of hyperglycaemia among adults in Bangladesh: results from a population-based national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries, biological risk factors, such as hyperglycaemia, are a major public health concern in Bangladesh. Hyperglycaemia is an excess of glucose in the bloodstream and is often associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nationally representative data of hyperglycaemia prevalence starting from age ≥18 years are currently unavailable for Bangladeshi adults. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of hyperglycaemia among adults in Bangladesh aged ≥18 years.

Study design

Cross-sectional, population-based study.

Setting and participants

Data for this analysis were collected in November to December 2015, from a population-based nationally re

SUBMITTER: Islam JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661587 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature