Irene Göttgens, Jasmijn A M Sleutjes, Katelynn E Boerner, Lena D Sialino, Natália Valdrighi
A genderful research world: rapid review, design, and pilot study of an interactive platform for curated sex and gender health research resources
International journal for equity in health
objectivesto investigate first time prevalence diabetes impaired glucose tolerance igt nationwide turkey assess regional variations relationships glucose intolerance lifestyle physical risk factors research design methodsthe turkish diabetes epidemiology study turdep crosssectional populationbased survey included 24788 subjects age 20 years women 55 response 85 glucose tolerance classified according world health organization recommendations basis 2h blood glucose values resultscrude prevalence diabetes 72 previously undiagnosed 23 igt 67 agestandardized world european populations 79 70 frequent women men p amplt 00001 living urban rather rural communities p amplt 0001 prevalence rates hypertension obesity 29 22 respectively common among women men p amplt 00001 prevalence diabetes igt increased rising bmi waisttohip ratio whr waist girth p amplt 00001 multiple logistic regression analysis revealed age bmi whr familial diabetes hypertension independently associated diabetes age bmi whr familial diabetes hypertension igt except familial diabetes women igt education related diabetes men protective diabetes igt women socioeconomic status appeared decrease risk igt men increased risk women smoking protective effect igt sexes conclusionsdiabetes igt moderately common turkey international standards associations obesity hypertension confirmed lifestyle factors variable relationship glucose tolerance