The Prevalence and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with Disabilities in KoreaThe Prevalence and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with Disabilities in Korea
- Other Titles
- The Prevalence and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with Disabilities in Korea
- Authors
- 정인하; 권혜미; 박세은; 한경도; 박용규; 이은정; 이원영
- Issue Date
- Sep-2020
- Publisher
- 대한내분비학회
- Keywords
- Diabetes mellitus; Prevalence; Epidemiology
- Citation
- Endocrinology and Metabolism, v.35, no.3, pp.552 - 561
- Journal Title
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Volume
- 35
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 552
- End Page
- 561
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/40025
- DOI
- 10.3803/EnM.2020.653
- ISSN
- 2093-596X
- Abstract
- Background: People with disabilities are at risk of secondary conditions such as diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate theprevalence and risk of type 2 diabetes in South Korea, especially among people with all types of disabilities.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service, with two disabilityfree controls matched for each participant with disabilities by age and sex. Information regarding the type, severity and grade of disabilities was obtained based on the National Disability Registry. Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was defined according to the followingcriteria: presence of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification codes E11, E12, E13, or E14 andclaims for at least one oral anti-diabetic agent or insulin at baseline, or fasting glucose level ≥126 mg/dL.
Results: We included 1,297,806 participants with disabilities and 2,943,719 control. Out of 4,241,525 participants, 841,990 (19.9%)were diagnosed with diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes was higher in the disability group compared with individuals without disabilities (23.1% vs. 18.4%). The odds of having diabetes was higher in the disability group compared with the control group (adjusted odds ratio, 1.34; 95% confidence interval, 1.33 to 1.34). The results showed higher prevalence of diabetes in the mildly disabledgroup (23.2%) than in the severely disabled group (22.7%).
Conclusion: The prevalence and risk of diabetes were higher in people with disabilities compared with the general population. Physicians and public health authorities should focus on people with disabilities for proper diabetes management.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - ETC > 1. Journal Articles
![qrcode](https://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/?size=55x55&data=https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/40025)
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.