Prevalence of diabetes recorded in mainland China using 2018 diagnostic criteria from the American Diabetes Association: national cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence of diabetes and its risk factors.

Design

Population based, cross sectional study.

Setting

31 provinces in mainland China with nationally representative cross sectional data from 2015 to 2017.

Participants

75 880 participants aged 18 and older-a nationally representative sample of the mainland Chinese population.

Main outcome measures

Prevalence of diabetes among adults living in China, and the prevalence by sex, regions, and ethnic groups, estimated by the 2018 American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria. Demographic characteristics, lifestyle, and history of disease were recorded by participants on a questionnaire. Anthropometric and clinical assessments were made of serum

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7186854 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature