TY - JOUR
TI - Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a representative sample of
Greek adults and its association with modifiable risk factors: results
from the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey
AU - Magriplis, E.
AU - Panagiotakos, D.
AU - Papakonstantinou, E. and
AU - Mitsopoulou, V, A-
AU - Karageorgou, D.
AU - Dimakopoulos, I and
AU - Bakogianni, I
AU - Chourdakis, M.
AU - Micha, R.
AU - Michas, G. and
AU - Ntouroupi, T.
AU - Tsaniklidou, S-M
AU - Argyri, K.
AU - Dimitriadis, G.
AU - and Zampelas, A.
AU - Contributors Advisory Comm
JO - Public Health
PY - 2021
VL - 197
TODO - null
SP - 75-82
PB - W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
SN - 0033-3506
TODO - 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.10.002
TODO - Diabetes prevalence; Public health; Impaired fasting glucose; Health
survey; MedDiet; Overweight and obesity
TODO - Objective: Diabetes mellitus is a disease associated with many
complications leading to premature death. The aim of this study was to
estimate prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and the proportion of the
population unaware of the condition, in association with modifiable risk
factors.
Study design: Data from the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health
Survey were used (n = 3773 adults, 40.8% men) and were obtained by
trained personnel.
Methods: Diabetes mellitus disease status was categorized as per the
International Classification of Diseases codes (10th version). A
subsample from the two main metropolitan areas was used to assess T2D
and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) (n = 990; 38.2% men) from plasma
analysis.
Results: The prevalence of T2D in the population was 5.2% in total,
reaching 13.7% in adults aged >60 years (no sex differences). IFG was
observed in 27.3% of adults in the two metropolitan areas, and 40%
were unaware of having T2D in this subsample. The likelihood of having
T2D significantly increased with age and body weight, whereas it
decreased with higher educational level and physical activity (P for all
<0.001).
Conclusion: The high T2D prevalence in adults, especially among the
older age-groups, suggests a major public health problem in Greece. (C)
2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public
Health.
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