Epidemiologic survey of diabetes in 1 252 Beijing army retired cadres

doi:10.3321/j.issn:1673-8225.2004.30.010

Abstract：BACKGROUND: The incidence of diabetes in the aged is increased, and is there any difference in the incidence between the special group of army retired cadres and the ordinary old people?OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of diabetes in retired cadres of Beijing Army and the related risk factors.DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.METHODS:Cross-sectional survey was randomly applied in 1 252 cases of retired cadres living in Beijing Military Cadres Sanatorium on the incidence of diabetes with age, blood lipid, body mass and other relevant factors.SETTING and PARTICIPANTS: Totally 32 groupswere randomly selected from 87 Beijing Military Cadres Sanatorium, and there were 1 252 subjects,1 154 males and 98 females, mean age of (72±17)years.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relationship of the incidence of diabetes with the risk factors such as blood lipid and body mass index.RESULTS: The incidence was 14.7% in the 1 252 retired cadres. The incidence of diabetes had an increased tendency with age in obesity, hypertriglyceride, and hyperlipidemia group(18.2%, 18.2%, 19.9%, respectively), which was more than that of the control group(10.3%, 8.9%,11.1%, respectively, P＜0.01).CONCLUSION: The incidence of diabetes in retired cadres of Beijing military area was higher than that in general population. Age, obesity and hyperlipidemia are risk factors of diabetes.