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KMID : 0978920040050040442
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Korean Journal of Clinical Geriatrics
2004 Volume.5 No. 4 p.442 ~ p.456
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Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Fasting Glucose according to the Anthropometric Characteristics and Dietary Habit in Elderly Women
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Kim Chul-Sik
Chung Eun-Jung
Park Jin-A
Cho Min-Ho
Park Jong-Suk
Nam Joo-Young
Kim Dol-Mi
Ahn Chul-Woo
Cha Bong-Soo
Lim Sung-Kil
Kim Kyung-Rae
Lee Hyun-Chul
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Abstract
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Background: This study is based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in Korea (1998). By analyzing the data, we were able to predict the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in elderly women in Korea, and by investigating their dietary habits and amount of fruit intake, we have tried to establish a relationship between those factors and the prevalence of DM and IFG in elderly women.
Methods: The study is comprised of data collected from November 1 to December 30, 1998 in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in Korea. Among 39,331 family members of 12,189 families across the country, 7962 persons aged over 20, who have undergone medical examination, were taken into the study. Also, from 11,267 subjects who have participated in our surveys on dietary habits, 3,472 females, aged over 20, were included in the study.
Results: The following results were obtained. 1) The prevalence of DM and IFG correlated well with the age of subjects in both males and females, and the higher prevalence was observed in males. The prevalence of DM was highest in a group consisting of subjects aged between 60 and 69 years in females with 15.92%, and in a group aged between 50 and 59 years in males with 18.21%. 2) When the relationship between eating habits and DM or IFG in females was analyzed, an increased amount of glucose intake seemed to be in a negative correlation with the risk of developing DM, but this was not statistically significant. 3) When considering a fasting glucose level of 126 mg/dl or higher as the diagnostic point for DM, age, triglyceride, and hypertension had significant effects in the development DM, while age and triglyceride were risk factors for developing IFG in females.
Conlusion: Although this study had not made to demonstrate a significant relationship between dietary habits and DM or IFG due to its limited study design, recently, there has been an increased prevalence of DM in elderly women in Korea along with the increased amount of glucose intake and overeating incidence. Therefore, an organized, anterograde cohort study will be carried out in the future to better understand their relationship.
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KEYWORD
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Diabetes mellitus, Impaired fasting glucose, Prevalence, Anthropometric characteristics, Dietary habit
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