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IMPORTANCE: Previous studies have shown increasing prevalence of diabetes in China, which now has the world's largest diabetes epidemic. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the recent prevalence and to investigate the ethnic variation of diabetes and prediabetes in the Chinese adult population. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey in 2013 in mainland China, which consisted of 170 287 participants. EXPOSURES: Fasting plasma glucose and hemoglobin A1c levels were measured for all participants. A 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test was conducted for all participants without diagnosed diabetes. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Primary outcomes were total diabetes and prediabetes defined according to the 2010 American Diabetes Association criteria. Awareness and treatment were also evaluated. Hemoglobin A1c concentration of less than 7.0% among treated diabetes patients was considered adequate glycemic control. Minority ethnic groups in China with at least 1000 participants (Tibetan, Zhuang, Manchu, Uyghur, and Muslim) were compared with Han participants. RESULTS: Among the Chinese adult population, the estimated standardized prevalence of total diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes was 10.9% (95% CI, 10.4%-11.5%); that of diagnosed diabetes, 4.0% (95% CI, 3.6%-4.3%); and that of prediabetes, 35.7% (95% CI, 34.1%-37.4%). Among persons with diabetes, 36.5% (95% CI, 34.3%-38.6%) were aware of their diagnosis and 32.2% (95% CI, 30.1%-34.2%) were treated; 49.2% (95% CI, 46.9%-51.5%) of patients treated had adequate glycemic control. Tibetan and Muslim Chinese had significantly lower crude prevalence of diabetes than Han participants (14.7% [95% CI, 14.6%-14.9%] for Han, 4.3% [95% CI, 3.5%-5.0%] for Tibetan, and 10.6% [95% CI, 9.3%-11.9%] for Muslim; P 

Original publication

DOI

10.1001/jama.2017.7596

Type

Journal article

Journal

JAMA

Publication Date

27/06/2017

Volume

317

Pages

2515 - 2523

Keywords

Adult, Aged, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Ethnicity, Female, Glucose Tolerance Test, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Islam, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Odds Ratio, Prediabetic State, Prevalence, Tibet