Control status of diabetes mellitus and its associated factors in Beijing urban area

  Objective   To investigate control status of patients with diabetes mellitus and associated factors.

  Methods   440 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly selected from Beijng community and fasting blood glucose(FBG), serum lipids and blood pressure were measured.Possible affected factors were investigated.

  Results   (1) Abnormal rate of FBG was 65.7%.FBG concentrations in patients with short duration, free medicine and detecting FBG every month was lower.(2)Prevalence of dyslipideamia rate was 75%.Lipids concentrations in male were lower than female.(3)Abnormal rate of blood pressure was 85.7%.Blood pressure in male was lower than female.Systolic blood pressure was associated with age and body mass index positively and diastolic was associated with body mass index positively.

  Conclusion   (1) FBG, serum lipid and blood pressure were controlled unsatisfactorily in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Beijing urban community.Duration, free medicine and examining FBG regularly were associated with control status.