The aim of this study was to understand the prevalence and associated factors of type 2 diabetes among the population in Hungyen aged 25 - 70 in 2014, and look for the opportunities of intervention and control in the future. | Journal of military pharmaco-medicine no5-2018 PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS RELATED TO TYPE 2 DIABETES AMONG HUNGYEN POPULATION AGED 25 - 70 IN 2014 Nguyen Thi Anh*; Dao Xuan Vinh**; Dinh Hong Duong** SUMMARY Objectives: To investigate prevalence and factors associated with type 2 diabetes among Hungyen population aged 25 - 70 in 2014. Subjects and method: A cross-sectional study was st carried on 4,495 subjects aged 25 - 70 of Hungyen province, from 1 February to 30 May 2014 to find out prevalence and factors associated with diabetes. After obtaining written informed consent, a structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic, lifestyle, and medical information; anthropometric measurements were taken, and blood samples from finger tips were drawn to determine glucose level. Association of type 2 diabetes with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors was performed using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Hungyen population was . Of 211 diabetes cases, 139 () were female, 118 () were over 49 years of age, 118 () had a menstrual disorder, 29 diabetes subjects () smoked, 34 () consumed alcohol/beer, 31 subjects () had at least one brother/sister living with diabetes, 107 () raised their blood pressures, 98 () had the history of angina, and 103 () had the heart disease. The association of diabetes with elevated blood pressure, age, and having a family history of diabetes was statistically significant in multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Approximately of the studied population lived with type 2 diabetes. Elevated blood pressure, age > 49, and having a family history of diabetes were statistically associated with diabetes. The intervention or/and control strategy should be focused on people over 49, or having elevated blood pressure, or/ and a family history of diabetes. * Keywords: Type 2 diabetes; Associated factors; Hungyen; People aged .
