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Observational studyPloS one2018

Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of diabetes mellitus among middle-aged and elderly people in a rural Chinese population: A cross-sectional study.

Qian Wang, Xu Zhang, Li Fang, Qingbo Guan, Liying Guan, Qiu Li

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Observational study in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qian WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xu ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Li FangDepartment of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qingbo GuanDepartment of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Liying GuanHealth Management Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qiu LiDepartment of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6945-1086
Shandong University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus ranks high on the international health agenda as a global pandemic and as a threat to human health and global economies. A total of 10851 participants aged over 40 years were included in the cross-sectional analysis. This observational study analyzed the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the awareness, treatment and glycemic control of diabetes in a rural Chinese population. Approximately 25% of middle-aged and elderly rural Chinese residents had diabetes in 2010-2011. The prevalence was higher with older age, dyslipidemia, higher body mass index and larger waist circumference. Among the subjects with diabetes, 40.3% were aware of their condition; 62.9% were receiving treatment, and 16.9% had controlled diabetes. Metformin was the majority oral antidiabetic drug treatment most often prescribed, for either monotherapy or combined therapy. These results indicate that diabetes has become an urgent public health problem in the Chinese rural population because of its high prevalence and low rates of awareness, treatment and control. The management and prevention of diabetes mellitus should be considered an essential strategy at the level of public health.

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AwarenessAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsian PeopleChinaCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRural Population

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PMID29856828
PMCPMC5983453
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