Iran: Diabetes in Iranians

Approximately one-third of adults in Tehran have disturbed glucose tolerance or diabetes, according to a 9500-person study. The prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, isolated impaired fasting glucose (IFG), isolated impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and combined IFG/IGT were 8.1%, 5.1%, 8.7%, 5.4%, and 4% in men and 10%, 4.7%, 6.3%, 7.6%, and 4.5% in women, respectively. The study recommends screening individuals with hypertension, abdominal obesity, family history of diabetes, and BMI of 25 or above.
"High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance in the Iranian urban population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study"
BMC Public Health 2008; 8: 176 (open access)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/176/abstract

Date Posted: 19 June 2008