Prevalence of diabetes among men and women in China.
N Engl J Med 2010;362:1090-101
Yang W, Lu J, Weng J, Jia W, Ji L, Xiao J, Shan Z, Liu J, Tian H, Ji Q, Zhu D, Ge J, Lin L, Chen L, Guo X, Zhao Z, Li Q, Zhou Z, Shan G, He J, China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study Group
This cross-sectional study was designed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among Chinese adults. The cohort was composed of a nationally representative sample of 46,239 adults, 20 years of age or older. Results revealed that diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the general adult population in China. Overall, 92.4 million adults have diabetes which represents 9.7% of the adult population, and in 60.7% of these cases, the diabetes was undiagnosed. Moreover, 148.2 million adults (15.5%) have prediabetes. The prevalence of diabetes increased as a function of age and body weight. In addition, the prevalence of diabetes was higher among urban residents than among rural residents which appeared to be explained in part by the level of economic development and associated lifestyle and diet. Thus, these results suggest that diabetes has become a major public health challenge in China highlighting the importance of national strategies to increase prevention and treatment of diabetes.
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