Diabetes incidence and prevalence in Hong Kong, China during 2006-2014

Autor: Jean Woo, S. C. Siu, T. K. Li, N. M. S. Wat, Janice M. Johnston, C. H. Choi, Gabriel M. Leung, Herbert Pang, S. Y. Tang, Jianchao Quan
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association. 34(7)
ISSN: 1464-5491
Popis: Aims To estimate recent secular changes in the incidence and prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes among Hong Kong Chinese adults, and thus show possible future trends for developing mainland China. Methods Based on a complete census of the public sector health records of 6.4 million people from 2006 to 2014, diabetes cases were ascertained using different methods including the World Health Organization (WHO) 2011 guidelines (HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose and glucose tolerance test), American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2015 guidelines (plus random plasma glucose), and additionally recorded diagnosis codes and medication dispensation. Pre-diabetes was defined using ADA 2015 guidelines. Results We identified 697 201 people with diabetes (54.2% were incident cases); and 1 229 731 people with diabetes or pre-diabetes. In 2014, the overall incidence of diabetes was 9.46 per 1000 person-years [95% confidence interval (CI): 9.38 to 9.54], and overall prevalence was 10.29% (95% CI: 10.27% to 10.32%). Incidence decreased significantly from 2007 to 2014 (quadratic trend, P
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