Objective: To study the prevalence, treatment and related risk factors of diabetes in Pengzhou city, so as to provide reference for the three-tier related prevention programs.
Methods: Baseline survey of population of Sichuan province from the China Kadoorie Biobank, was used to analyze the prevalence and treatment of diabetes in Pengzhou city. Logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors on diabetes.
Results: The prevalence rate of diabetes was 3.7% in the 30-79 year-old groups in Pengzhou with the awareness rate, treatment rate and control rate as 45.2%, 36.6% and 17.6%, respectively. The prevalence rate, awareness rate and control rate appeared in the older age groups, high education level group, high income group and non-farming population group, were higher than that seen in the other groups. Factors as older age (OR=5.50, 95%CI: 4.77-6.34), low education (OR=0.43, 95%CI: 0.38-0.49), family with low income (OR=0.86, 95%CI: 0.82-0.90), family history of diabetes (OR=3.15, 95%CI: 2.72-3.65), hypertension (OR=2.94, 95%CI: 2.70-3.21), smoking (OR=2.11, 95% CI: 1.84-2.42), low fruit intake (OR=3.62, 95% CI: 3.23-4.07), sedentary leisure time (OR=1.28, 95% CI: 1.16-1.41), physical activities (OR=2.11, 95% CI: 1.89-2.35), overweight or obesity (OR=2.33, 95% CI: 2.04-2.65), etc. were the risk factors of diabetes.
Conclusions: Rates related to the awareness, treatment and control of diabetes in Pengzhou city were low. Programs on health education should be strengthened in all the population with contents focusing on healthy lifestyle. Special attention should be paid on the treatment and control of diabetes in the elderly population. Patients with diabetes should follow the standardized management programs.