Attribution of lifestyle risk factors in subjects with and without impaired fasting glucose

To investigate the association between lifestyle risk factors and impaired fasting glucose level. The large-scale, community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012 in Ilam province, Iran, and comprised 150 impaired fasting glucose cases and 450 controls. Face-to-face interviews were cond...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2014-08, Vol.64 (8), p.936-940
Main Authors: Babanejad, Mehran, Najafi, Farid, Hashemian, Amir Hossein, Parizad, Eskandar Gholami, Delpisheh, Ali, Asadollahi, Khairollah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Glucose - metabolism
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dextrose
Fasting - blood
Female
Glucose
Glucose metabolism
Humans
Iran
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
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Summary:To investigate the association between lifestyle risk factors and impaired fasting glucose level. The large-scale, community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012 in Ilam province, Iran, and comprised 150 impaired fasting glucose cases and 450 controls. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a standard lifestyle questionnaire, and subjects were checked for fasting plasma glucose. Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. Of the 600 participants, 172 (28.7%) were males and 428 (71.3%) were females. Their ages ranged from 20 to 83 years with a mean of 48.9 +/- 14.2 years for the cases and 45.5 +/- 13.4 years for the controls (p < 0.008). There was no statistically significant difference in terms of age, gender, marital status, location, family history of diabetes and body mass index in the two groups (p > 0.05). Using multivariate logistic regression, ghee consumption increased the risk of impaired fasting glucose up to 2.2 folds (Odds Ratio = 1.28, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.75-2.2); inactivity up to 2.33 folds (Odds Ratio = 1.33, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.75-2.33) and smoking up to 3.13 folds (Odds Ratio = 1.46, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.68-3.13). The differences were not statistically significant. Risk of impaired fasting glucose increases with lifestyle risk factors that need to be considered seriously by policy makers.
ISSN:0030-9982