The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus, Dysglycaemia and factors that affect them in Public Employees of Kahramanmaras

Background: Our aim is to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, impaired fasting glucose and socio-demographic characteristics of employees in public institutions and organizations in Kahramanmaras province and to assess the effect of these variables in the development of diabetes mellitus. Methods: The work which was planned as a observational, cross-sectional and an analytical type study was conducted with 1201 male and female participants between 01/10/2013 and 01/12/2013 in the city of Kahramanmaras. Participants were grouped according to age, gender, body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, marital status and educational status. In order to determine whether there is correlation between the specified diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) groups and other parameters Pearson correlation analysis was performed. DM and a positive correlation between IFG and other parameters were evaluated. Results: DM detection rate in men: 10.0% in females: 9.9%. IFG ratio of male : 31.9 % of female: 27.8 % (P: 0.001). Single / widowed patients DM rate: 5.5 % , dysglycaemia rate : 22.7 %. Married patients with diabetes mellitus were: 10.7 % , with dysglycaemia: 31.7 % (P:0.006). DM ratio of patients that were graduated from primary school level of education: 15% ,dysglycaemia ratio: 27.9% (P = 0.005). High school graduates DM ratio : 11.6% dysglycaemia ratio : 29.8% (P = 0.06). Among university graduates DM ratio: 6.7% dysglycaemia ratio: 38.3% Incidence of DM was measured 15% in participants who had family history of DM , while in participants who had non-diabetic relatives it was 6.8% . Family history was questioned in the 1st degree relatives. The rate of IFG of patients with DM family story : 35.3%, while in patients with non DM family story : 28.2% (P