학술논문
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus as well as cardiac and other main comorbidities in a representative sample of the adult Greek population in comparison with the general population
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, Vol 61, Iss 1, Pp 15-22 (2020)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1109-9666
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disorder that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by two to four times compared with the general population. There are limited data on the prevalence of heart diseases in subjects with DM in Greece. In this study, we examined the prevalence of self-reported DM as well as cardiac and other main comorbidities in a representative sample of the adult Greek population. Methods: The target study population included 30,843 participants stratified by gender, age, and district, and this was a representative sample of the adult Greek population in 2010. A structured questionnaire was built to report the prevalence of self-reported DM and the main comorbidities in participants with and without DM. Collection of data was performed through telephone interviews. Results: The prevalence of self-reported DM was 6.6%. The prevalence of the main comorbidities in participants with DM vs. those without DM was as follows: heart diseases 24.0% vs. 8.9%, p