文摘
Background The burden of diabetes in Lebanon requires well-targeted interventions for screening type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and prediabetes and prevention of risk factors. Newly recruited 998 Lebanese individuals, in addition to 7,292 already available, were studied to investigate the prevalence of diabetes, prediabetes and their associated risk factors. Methods Participants had fasting blood sugar and glycohemoglobin tests in addition to a lipid profile. Clinical and demographic information were obtained from a detailed questionnaire. The relationship between T2DM, its risk factors, and its complications were tested. Comparisons of these risk factors among diabetics, healthy, and coronary artery disease (CAD) patients were performed. Results The prevalence of T2DM significantly increased with increasing BMI (p Retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy were significantly correlated with diabetes and prediabetes (p Conclusions The present study shows an alarming prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in the studied subgroups representative of the Lebanese population.