Prevalence, treatment, control of type 2 diabetes and the risk factors among elderly people in Shenzhen: results from the urban Chinese population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 diabetes is regarded as one of the major public health problems worldwide. We aim to investigate the prevalence, treatment, and control rate in the Chinese urban population aged 65 years or older and also identified associated risk factors.

Methods

One hundred twenty-four thousand seven participants aged 65 years old and older were recruited from January 2018 through December 2018 at local community health service centers in Shenzhen. Fasting plasma glucose, as well as other biochemical indicators, were measured by standard methods. The analysis of multivariate logistic regression was applied to assess associated risk factors of type 2 diabetes.

Results

Approximately 22.5% of elderly urban Chinese residents had diabetes. Among people with diabetes, 5

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7318517 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature