The prevalence and predictors of pre-diabetes and diabetes among adults 40-70 years in Kharameh cohort study: A population-based study in Fars province, south of Iran.

Purpose: In this study, the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes (pre-DM) has been estimated; also, some factors related to diabetes and pre-diabetes in the city of Kharameh, southern Iran, were investigated.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 10,474 subjects aged 40-70 years who participated in phase one of PERSIAN Kharameh cohort carried out between 2015 and 2016. Eligible individuals were included in the study by census method.
Results: Prevalence of diabetes is 20.17% (95% CI: 19.95-20.39) and that of pre-diabetes is 15.74% (95% CI 15.54-15.93). Multivariate logistic regression results showed that the prevalence of diabetes had a direct relationship with increasing age (p < 0.001), being single (p = 0.005), family history of diabetes (p < 0.001), abdominal obesity (p < 0.001), hypertension (p: < 0.001), and high triglycerides (p: < 0.001); also, it had an inverse relationship with residence in rural areas (p < 0.001), education (p < 0.001), and employment (p < 0.001).Also, the prevalence of pre-diabetes showed a direct relationship with increasing age (60-70 years p = 0.010), being single (p = 0.004), living in rural areas (P < 0.001), having a family history of diabetes ( both P = 0.023), abdominal obesity (P < 0.001), hypertension (P < 0.001), high cholesterol (P < 0.001) and high triglycerides (P < 0.001), and an inverse relationship with female gender (P < 0.001), education (high school P = 0.022), employment (P = 0.010), and smoking habit (P = 0.019). These results were all statistically significant.
Conclusion: The present study shows the high prevalence of diabetes and pre- diabetes in the city of Kharameh. Diabetes prevention policies should be developed and implemented for the public. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021.