Zhao LZ, Li WM, Ma Y. Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus among elderly patients in the Lugu community. World J Diabetes 2024; 15(4): 638-644 [PMID: 38680701 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i4.638]
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Li-Zhen Zhao, MM, Doctor, Lugu Community Health Service Center, West Campus Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No. 2 Liuheyuan, Lugu Community, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100043, China. zlz09302022@126.com
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Retrospective Study
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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2024; 15(4): 638-644 Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i4.638
Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus among elderly patients in the Lugu community
Li-Zhen Zhao, Wei-Min Li, Ying Ma
Li-Zhen Zhao, Wei-Min Li, Ying Ma, Lugu Community Health Service Center, West Campus Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100043, China
Author contributions: Zhao LZ designed the research and wrote the first manuscript; Zhao LZ and Li WM contributed to conceiving the research and analyzing data; Zhao LZ and Ma Y conducted the analysis and provided guidance for the research; and all authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Supported bythe Capital’s Funds for Health Improvement and Research, No. 2023-3S-002.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethic Committee of West Campus Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University (approval No. 2023-Section-149).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because it is a retrospective study and the data came from electronic medical records in the hospital.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: All data and materials are available from the corresponding author.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Li-Zhen Zhao, MM, Doctor, Lugu Community Health Service Center, West Campus Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No. 2 Liuheyuan, Lugu Community, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100043, China. zlz09302022@126.com
Received: December 19, 2023 Peer-review started: December 19, 2023 First decision: January 9, 2024 Revised: January 29, 2024 Accepted: February 27, 2024 Article in press: February 27, 2024 Published online: April 15, 2024
Core Tip
Core Tip: Age is a significant risk factor of diabetes mellitus (DM). An investigation focusing on the prevalence and risk factors of DM among elderly individuals is necessary. A total of 4816 elderly people who came to the community for physical examination were retrospectively analyzed in this study. older adults in the Lugu community are at high risk of DM, a disease highly correlated with high body mass index (BMI) and hypertension, coronary heart disease and chronic kidney disease in the elderly population. Therefore, physical examinations should be actively carried out for elderly individuals in the Lugu community to determine their demographic indices, such as BMI, systolic pressure, and diastolic pressure. Moreover, adequate attention should be given to those with abnormal signs, and blood glucose levels should be further determined.
