ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2014
High relative environmental humidity is associated with diabetes among elders living in Mediterranean islands.
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- Climate factors and gestational diabetes mellitus risk - a systematic review.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2020Pooled it
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- High humidity environment increases FBG by impairing the intestinal barrier.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- [Adaptive Regulation of Glucose Metabolism and Diseases in High-Altitude Areas].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024Review
- High temperature and humidity in the environment disrupt bile acid metabolism, the gut microbiome, and GLP-1 secretion in mice.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Spatial analysis of the prevalence of abdominal obesity in middle-aged and older adult people in China: exploring the relationship with meteorological factors based on gender differences.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Associations of Relative Humidity and Lifestyles with Metabolic Syndrome among the Ecuadorian Adult Population: Ecuador National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT-ECU) 2012.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Usage patterns and comfort of gardens: a seasonal survey of internal garden microclimate in the aged care homes of Chengdu City.International journal of biometeorology · 2019Article
- Daily humidity oscillation regulates the circadian clock to influence plant physiology.Nature communications · 2018Article
- Effects of relative humidity on animal health and welfare.Journal of integrative agriculture : JIA · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundClimate variation has long been studied in relation to human health. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the relationship between environmental humidity, and air temperature with the prevalence of diabetes, among elderly islanders.
methodsDuring 2005-2011, 1959 elderly (aged 65 to 100 years) individuals from 13 Mediterranean islands were enrolled. Socio-demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors were assessed using standard procedures. Diabetes was defined as fasting blood glucose levels > 125 mg/dl. Relative environmental humidity was measured as a percentage of air moisture and mean daily temperature in degrees Celsius.
resultsFor the present analysis 713 men (74 ± 7 years) and 596 women (73 ± 7 years) with complete data were studied; 27% of both men and women had diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes was 42% in the elders living in high relative humidity areas (i.e., >70%) as compared with 24% among those living at low relative humidity residential areas (p < 0.001). After adjusting for age, sex and mean temperature, an increase in the area's relative humidity by 1 degree, increased the likelihood of having diabetes by 12% (OR = 1.12, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.20). No significant association was observed between mean temperature and diabetes (OR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.74, 1.26).
conclusionsA considerable proportion of elderly, especially those living in high relative humidity areas, had diabetes. Further research is needed to confirm this observation and to understand the underlying mechanisms.
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