ArticleDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2017
Trends in diabetes and obesity in Samoa over 35 years, 1978-2013.
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- Association between age at menarche and cardiometabolic risk among Samoan adults.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2024Article
- Effects of inappropriate cause-of-death certification on mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in Tonga.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Validity of anthropometric equation-based estimators of fat mass in Samoan adults.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2023Article
- Identifying patient preferences for diabetes care: A protocol for implementing a discrete choice experiment in Samoa.PloS one · 2023Article
- Correlates of daytime sleepiness and insomnia among adults in Samoa.Sleep epidemiology · 2022Article
- Translating the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Score into Samoan using a modified back translation methodology.BMC women's health · 2022Article
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aimsPopulation surveys of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity conducted in Samoa over three decades have used varying methodologies and definitions. This study standardizes measures, and trends of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity for 1978-2013 are projected to 2020 for adults aged 25-64 years.
methodsUnit records from eight surveys (n = 12 516) were adjusted to the previous census for Division of residence, sex and age to improve national representativeness. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is defined as a fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/l and/or on medication. Obesity is defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m
resultsOver 1978-2013, Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence increased from 1.2% to 19.6% in men (2.3% per 5 years), and from 2.2% to 19.5% in women (2.2% per 5 years). Obesity prevalence increased from 27.7% to 53.1% in men (3.6% per 5 years) and from 44.4% to 76.7% (4.5% per 5 years) in women. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity prevalences increased in all age groups. From period trends, Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence in 2020 is projected to be 26% in men and women. Projected obesity prevalence is projected to be 59% in men and 81% in women. Type 2 diabetes mellitus period trends attributable to BMI increase are estimated as 31% (men) and 16% (women), after adjusting for age.
conclusionThis is the first study to produce trends of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in Samoa based on standardized data from population surveys. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is equally prevalent in both sexes, and obesity is widespread. Type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence in Samoa is likely to continue to increase in the near future.
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