Prevalence of diabetes and unrecognized diabetes in hypertensive patients aged 40 to 79 years in southwest China.

Autor: Xiao-Bo Huang, Wei-Wei Tang, Ya Liu, Rong Hu, Ling-Yun Ouyang, Jian-Xiong Liu, Xiu-Jun Li, Yan-Jing Yi, Tzung-Dau Wang, Shui-Ping Zhao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 2, p e0170250 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170250
Popis: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of diabetes and unrecognized diabetes in hypertensive patients aged 40 to 79 years in Southwest China. From September 2013 to March 2014, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4021 hypertensive patients aged 40 to 79 years living in Chengdu and Chongqing, China. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2h plasma glucose (2-hPG) in an oral glucose-tolerance test (OGTT) were used for assessments. Whether the patients previously had diabetes (DM) was determined by their own reports. The survey was carried out by the same questionnaire for all respondents. DM prevalence was 32.0% in hypertensive patients aged 40 to 79 years in Southwest China, with the rates of 29.6% and 33.5% in men and women, respectively (P
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