Sex Differences in the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Diabetes Mellitus Among Adults Aged 45 Years and Older in Rural Areas of Northern China: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Jingqiu Cui¹  Hongyan Zhang¹  Jingyan Li¹  Jun Tu⁴  Jie Liu⁴  Jinghua Wang⁴  Jingxian Ni⁴  Yanan Wu⁴  Xianjia Ning⁴ 

[1] Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China;Department of Epidemiology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin, China;Department of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China;Key Laboratory of Post-Neuroinjury Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, China;

关键词: sex differences;    diabetes mellitus;    prevalence;    awareness;    treatment;    control;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fendo.2019.00147

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aims: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has reached epidemic proportions among adults worldwide, with China having the world's largest population of individuals with the disease. Although the consequences of low rates of awareness, treatment, and control of DM are understood, sex-related differences in these rates remain unknown. We assessed sex-related differences in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of DM in a low-income, rural population in China.Materials and Methods: Individuals ≥45 years old without cardiovascular disease were recruited into this study. The prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of DM in both men and women were assessed after accounting for age, educational level, body mass index, and blood pressure.Results: A total of 3,725 participants (women, 58.8%) were included. A male preponderance in the prevalence of DM was found among individuals aged 45–54 years, whereas there was a female preponderance among patients aged 65–74 years and among those who were illiterate. Among individuals with >6 years of formal education, overweight individuals, and normotensive individuals, there was greater DM awareness among women than among men. There was also a higher DM treatment rate among overweight women than among overweight men. However, better disease control was observed among men than among women for individuals aged 55–64-years, those with 1–6 years of education, and those with stage II hypertension.Conclusions: These results suggest that DM awareness should be improved among men and that regular DM screening should be implemented for men, especially young men. In addition, disease education and management should be strengthened for elderly women, especially those with low levels of education. Further studies are necessary to explore this situation among a representative population sample in China in order to establish a valid protocol against DM.

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