The study of diabetes prevalence and related risk factors in Fuyang, a Chinese county under rapid urbanization

The fast urbanization of China potentially affects development of diabetes. Fuyang is one of the typical cities being involved but its epidemiological characteristics of diabetes is not clear. In this study, 4131 adults in randomly selected families from all the townships and streets of Fuyang were investigated. This study showed that the standardized prevalence of diabetes was 8.10 % in Fuyang. The prevalence of prediabetes was 11.3 %. The prevalence of isolated impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) was 10.51 %. The prevalence of diabetes in urban areas was slightly higher than that of rural areas (14.3 % vs. 13.0 %). The prevalence of prediabetes in urban areas was also higher than that of rural areas (19.1 % vs. 15.6 %). Among all the patients diagnosed with diabetes, 46.02 % of them received treatment. Age, family history of diabetes, obesity, high level of triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein were risk factors of diabetes.