Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetes is a major public health problem worldwide. This problem is particularly relevant to the elderly. The prevalence of each condition increase with age. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (...

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Main Authors: Hammami Sonia, Mehri Sounira, Hajem Said, Koubaa Nadia, Souid Hala, Hammami Mohamed
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
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spelling doaj-2fbb2bd4461e4e1b9e70909346e571ee2020-11-25T03:56:49ZengBMCBMC Endocrine Disorders1472-68232012-08-011211510.1186/1472-6823-12-15Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir CityHammami SoniaMehri SouniraHajem SaidKoubaa NadiaSouid HalaHammami Mohamed<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetes is a major public health problem worldwide. This problem is particularly relevant to the elderly. The prevalence of each condition increase with age. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) among elderly; we also examined socio-economic factors and life style that are likely to be associated with DM.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008–2009, and used a multistage cluster sampling method to select a representative sample among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City. A total of 598 elderly aged 65 to 95 years were included.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The prevalence of DM was 27.4% (29.2% in males’ vs 26.5% in females). Elderly with DM showed higher prevalence of hypertension, obesity and abdominal obesity. DM prevalence decreased with advancing ages in both men and women. Urban residents had a higher prevalence than did their rural counterparts. In multivariate analysis, DM was associated with abdominal obesity (OR [95% CI], 2.6 [1.1-6]; p <0.01), co-existing diseases (3.8 [2.4-6]; p <0.01), and hypertension (2.7 [1.6-4.5] ; p <0.01).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The study highlights the DM problem in Tunisia. An ageing population together with social, economic and lifestyle changes have led to a dramatic increase in DM. These data emphasize the urgent need for a comprehensive integrated population-based intervention program to ameliorate the growing problem of DM.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/12/15DiabetesElderlyPrevalenceTunisiaNon institutionalized
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author Hammami Sonia
Mehri Sounira
Hajem Said
Koubaa Nadia
Souid Hala
Hammami Mohamed
spellingShingle Hammami Sonia
Mehri Sounira
Hajem Said
Koubaa Nadia
Souid Hala
Hammami Mohamed
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City
BMC Endocrine Disorders
Diabetes
Elderly
Prevalence
Tunisia
Non institutionalized
author_facet Hammami Sonia
Mehri Sounira
Hajem Said
Koubaa Nadia
Souid Hala
Hammami Mohamed
author_sort Hammami Sonia
title Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City
title_short Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City
title_full Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City
title_fullStr Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City
title_sort prevalence of diabetes mellitus among non institutionalized elderly in monastir city
publisher BMC
series BMC Endocrine Disorders
issn 1472-6823
publishDate 2012-08-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetes is a major public health problem worldwide. This problem is particularly relevant to the elderly. The prevalence of each condition increase with age. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) among elderly; we also examined socio-economic factors and life style that are likely to be associated with DM.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008–2009, and used a multistage cluster sampling method to select a representative sample among non institutionalized elderly in Monastir City. A total of 598 elderly aged 65 to 95 years were included.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The prevalence of DM was 27.4% (29.2% in males’ vs 26.5% in females). Elderly with DM showed higher prevalence of hypertension, obesity and abdominal obesity. DM prevalence decreased with advancing ages in both men and women. Urban residents had a higher prevalence than did their rural counterparts. In multivariate analysis, DM was associated with abdominal obesity (OR [95% CI], 2.6 [1.1-6]; p <0.01), co-existing diseases (3.8 [2.4-6]; p <0.01), and hypertension (2.7 [1.6-4.5] ; p <0.01).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The study highlights the DM problem in Tunisia. An ageing population together with social, economic and lifestyle changes have led to a dramatic increase in DM. These data emphasize the urgent need for a comprehensive integrated population-based intervention program to ameliorate the growing problem of DM.</p>
topic Diabetes
Elderly
Prevalence
Tunisia
Non institutionalized
url http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/12/15
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