2016
DOI: 10.1155/2016/5240503
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Effect of Demographic Status and Lifestyle Habits on Glycaemic Levels in Apparently Healthy Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract: Aim. To identify the effects of sociodemographic status, family history, and lifestyle habits on fasting blood glucose (FBG) and fasting serum insulin (FSI) levels in apparently healthy subjects. Methods. Information was gathered using an interviewer-administered questionnaire from 227 apparently healthy nondiabetic subjects residing in a suburban area in Sri Lanka. Venous blood samples were collected after an overnight fast for FBG and FSI analysis. Correlations and differences were analyzed using SPSS (ver. … Show more

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“…The individual with higher educational attainment are more interested in health. Nevertheless, the effect of personal monthly income on glucose is the controversial issues in present study, and previously studies also showeda mixed opinion on income [ 33 , 34 ]. Perhaps,men with higher income have greater living and mental pressure and unhealthy lifestyle.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…The individual with higher educational attainment are more interested in health. Nevertheless, the effect of personal monthly income on glucose is the controversial issues in present study, and previously studies also showeda mixed opinion on income [ 33 , 34 ]. Perhaps,men with higher income have greater living and mental pressure and unhealthy lifestyle.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…Epidemiological studies report consistent relationships between short sleep duration and increased risk for mortality, T2DM, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, coronary heart disease, overweight and obesity, weight gain, hyperglycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance (Anothaisintawee, Reutrakul, Van Cauter, & Thakkinstian, ; Bliwise, Greer, Scullin, & Phillips, ; Cappuccio et al., ; Chao et al., ; Gottlieb et al., , ; Itani, Jike, Watanabe, & Kaneita, ; Knutson et al., ; Patel & Hu, ; Roda et al., ; Sasaki et al., ; Sperry, Scully, Gramzow, & Jorgensen, ; Walatara, Athiththan, Hettiaratchi, & Perera, ; Wu, Zhai, & Zhang, ). Furthermore, poor lifestyle factors, such as smoking (Wang et al., ), lack of physical exercise (Wang et al., ) and alcohol use (Galli et al., ), are more common in short‐sleeping individuals, presumably compounding their risk for developing NCDs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…More than 90% of diabetic patients suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). [ 2 ] In 2014, the prevalence of T2DM was estimated at 9.32% among Chinese population aged 18 to 79 years, representing an estimated 96.3 million people. [ 3 ]…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%