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Original ArticleClinical Study Characterization of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes according to Body Mass Index: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2011
- Dong-Hwa Lee1, Kyong Yeun Jung1, Kyeong Seon Park1, Kyoung Min Kim1, Jae Hoon Moon1, Soo Lim1,2, Hak Chul Jang1,2, Sung Hee Choi1,2
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Endocrinology and Metabolism 2015;30(4):514-521.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.4.514
Published online: December 31, 2015
1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
2Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Corresponding author: Sung Hee Choi. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82 Gumi-ro 173beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Korea. Tel: +82-31-787-4052, Fax: +82-31-787-7033, drshchoi@snu.ac.kr
• Received: March 24, 2015 • Revised: April 28, 2015 • Accepted: July 2, 2015
Copyright © 2015 Korean Endocrine Society
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ABSTRACT
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Background
- The present study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korean adults according to body mass index (BMI) and to analyze the association with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Methods
- We conducted a cross-sectional study of data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2011. A total of 3,370 patients with T2DM were divided into categories according to BMI. We conducted a comparison of the T2DM patient population composition by BMI category between different countries. We investigated the prevalence of awareness, treatment, and target control of T2DM according to BMI.
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Results
- Patients with T2DM had a higher BMI, and were more likely to have a history of CVD than healthy controls. For Korean adults with T2DM, 8% had BMI ≥30 kg/m2. By contrast, the population of patients with T2DM and BMI ≥30 kg/m2 was 72% in patients in the USA and 56% in the UK. The rate of recognition, treatment, and control has worsened in parallel with increasing BMI. Even in patients with BMI 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD was significantly higher than in patients with BMI 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2 (odds ratio, 2.07).
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Conclusion
- Korean patients with T2DM had lower BMI than those in Western countries. Higher BMI was associated with lower awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes, and a positive association was observed between CVD or high risk factors for CVD and BMI, even for patients who were overweight but not obese.
- Diabetes is the most common chronic metabolic disorder, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing exponentially [1]. According to a report in 2012, 22.3 million people or about 7% of the whole population were diagnosed with diabetes in the USA [2], and according to the Korean Diabetes Association, 4 million people or about 12% of the population over 30 years old have diabetes in 2013. There is increasing prevalence of diabetes in Koreans, so that in 2050, about 6 million people will be diagnosed as having diabetes [3]. More than 50% of Korean T2DM patients are expected to have concomitant abdominal obesity. Concomitant obesity is closely related to insulin resistance and is likely to be associated with metabolic disorders and chronic inflammatory diseases [4]. T2DM and obesity are well-known risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and it is common for a patient to have both conditions [5]. Obesity in T2DM patients makes the glucose control worse and increases the prevalence of chronic comorbidities including CVD [67]. Appropriate glucose control and reduction of obesity prevalence are important for reduction of mortality because the primary cause of mortality in T2DM is CVD.
- The concomitant prevalence of obesity and T2DM in Korea is increasing, and the prevalence of T2DM in Asian countries including Korea is rapidly increasing because of lifestyle changes, such as a shift toward a Westernized diet and reduced physical activities, migration to urban areas, and genetic-environmental factors [89]. However, a few characteristics differentiate Asian patients with T2DM from Western patients. First, T2DM is prevalent in relatively young patients. Second, the prevalence of CVD is relatively high. Third, Korean patients are prone to insulin resistance despite having relatively low body mass index (BMI), so the prevalence of obese T2DM patients is low relative to that in Western countries [1011]. Therefore, the standard criteria for being overweight or obese in Asia should be lower than those existing at present, because the prevalence of T2DM and complications is increased at BMI that are lower than the Western criteria for being overweight or obese [12]. In Korea, many T2DM treatments are currently only approved for reimbursement according to Western criteria for obesity. For example, glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists were developed as treatment for diabetes mellitus (DM) to reduce blood glucose levels and show an excellent improvement in obesity, but they are only approved for reimbursement for people with BMI ≥30 kg/m2, which is the standard criterion for obesity in Western countries. This treatment is not even approved for people with BMI ≥25 kg/m2, which is the standard criterion for obesity in Asia Pacific countries [13]. Patients in Korea who require proper treatment are being excluded, even though T2DM patients have increased prevalence of complications at lower BMI than patients in Western countries.
- In this study, the characteristics of Korean patients with T2DM were compared with data from Western countries using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), a large-scale countrywide database. The distribution of Korean patients according to BMI and the range of BMI that accounts for any change of the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD were analyzed.
INTRODUCTION
- The fourth (2007 to 2009) and fifth (2010 to 2011) datasets from the KNHANES were used. KNHANES is a cross-sectional population-based investigation conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The fourth (2007 to 2009) KHANES dataset included 2,300 households in the first year (2007) and 4,600 households in the second and third years (2008 to 2009). The fifth dataset (2010 to 2011) included 3,800 households (2010 to 2011). KNHANES consists of a health questionnaire, nutrition investigation, and health examination investigation [14]. The present study used the health questionnaire and health examination investigation data. KNHANES has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Grants 2007-02CON-04-P, 2008-04EXP-01-C, 2009-01CON-03-2C, 2010-02CON-21-C, and 2011-02CON-06-C).
- In the present study, we used several methods to differentiate patients with DM. First, a check by a physician was conducted of the previous diagnoses of DM made using the questionnaire. Second, patients were classified as having DM when their fasting glucose level was ≥126 mg/dL or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was ≥6.5% as determined from the health examination [15]. Lastly, those people who reported taking oral hypoglycemic agents or administering insulin were classified as having DM. However, the type of diabetes cannot be accurately identified from the KNHANES data. Therefore, we considered that people <30 years old had T1DM based on an epidemiological study of the trend of occurrence of diabetes [16]. In the present study, subjects aged ≥30 years with DM were considered as having T2DM, and were included in the analysis. The rate of diabetes awareness, treatment, and target control was calculated. The rate of awareness was the percentage of patients who were diagnosed as having DM by a physician. Whether diagnosis was performed by a physician was determined from the self-report questionnaire. The rate of treatment was the percentage of the DM patients taking oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin injection, and the rate of target control was the percentage of the DM patients with HbA1c ≤6.5%.
- In this study, obesity was defined according to BMI. In KNHANES, trained examiners measured the height and weight of the subjects in the health examination, and the BMI of the subjects was calculated from these data. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines individuals as overweight with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and obese with BMI ≥30 kg/m2. The same classification was used in the present study to facilitate comparisons with data from other countries. Data regarding BMI distribution in other countries were obtained from published articles [41117]. Population data from the USA were obtained from the MedMining database, and UK population data were obtained from the hospital electronic diabetes register in Liverpool. Data from Asian countries were obtained from a cross-sectional pooled analysis in the Asia cohort consortium. The prevalence of CVD events was determined from the health interview survey. In this study, we defined CVD events as stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), or angina. We also defined hyper-tension and dyslipidemia as high risk factors for CVD and their prevalence was obtained from the health questionnaire.
- Statistical analysis
- The results of continuous data are presented as the mean±SD and categorical data are presented as the percentages of the total data. BMI was categorized into five groups: <18.5, 18.5 to 22.9, 23 to 24.9, 25 to 29.9, and ≥30 kg/m2, and the rate of diabetes awareness, treatment, and target control was calculated for each category. To compare the demographics and clinical manifestations between the T2DM patients ≥30 years old and non-diabetic subjects, Student t test was applied to continuous data, chi-square test to categorical data, and percentage comparisons to the rate of awareness, treatment, and target control. The composite end point (one or more of the following: hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, MI, or angina) was used to calculate the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD according to BMI, and the odds ratio (OR) adjusted for age and smoking and the 95% confidence interval (CI) were estimated with multiple logistic regressions.
- All the statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS version 22.0 (IBM Co., Armonk, NY, USA). P<0.05 was considered significant.
METHODS
- Subject disposition and baseline characteristics
- We selected 30,958 subjects ≥30 years old at the time of screening from the 50,405 patients included in the fourth and fifth KNHANES. In our analysis, 19,088 (19,088/30,958, 62%) were excluded for the following reasons: 18,917 (18,917/19,088, 99%) because of the absence of HbA1c data, and 171 because of the absence of data for their BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, or record of disease history. Ultimately, 3,370 T2DM patients and 8,500 non-diabetic subjects were included in the analyses (Fig. 1). The demographic and clinical characteristics for these diabetic patients and non-diabetic subjects are presented in Table 1. The proportion of men was higher in the diabetic group (50.3% vs. 41.5%, P<0.001), and the patients in the diabetic group were older than non-diabetic subjects (62.2±11.4 years vs. 52.8±14.1 years, P<0.001). Patients in the diabetic group had higher mean BMI (25.1±3.5 kg/m2 vs. 23.7±3.2 kg/m2, P<0.001). The prevalence of obese patients was also higher in the diabetic group (BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2, 41.1% vs. 28.1%, P<0.001; BMI ≥30 kg/m2, 7.6% vs. 3.1%, P<0.001). A history of stroke, MI, or angina was higher in the diabetic group (stroke, 5.8% vs. 1.8%, P<0.001; and MI or angina, 7.5% vs. 2.7%, P<0.001).
- Distribution of the BMI in type 2 diabetes
- The distribution of BMI (<25, 25 to 29.9, ≥30 kg/m2) was evaluated within the diabetic group. The results were as follows: 51% were <25 kg/m2, 41% were 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, and 8% were ≥30 kg/m2. Therefore, 92% of Korean patients with T2DM had a BMI <30 kg/m2, and only about 8% of the patients had a BMI ≥30 kg/m2, meeting the Western criterion standard for obesity. Japanese and Chinese patients with T2DM showed a similar distribution [11]; however, the BMI distribution of T2DM patients from the USA and UK was different. In the patients in the USA [17], BMI distribution was 7% in the <25 kg/m2 category, 21% were 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, and 72% were ≥30 kg/m2, and in patients in the UK [4], BMI distribution was 13% in the <25 kg/m2 category, 31% were 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, and 56% were ≥30 kg/m2 (Fig. 2).
- Distribution of recognition, treatment and control rate according to BMI categories
- This study determined the rate of diabetes awareness, treatment, and target control based on the BMI of T2DM patients. In Korea, more than 50% of patients were <25 kg/m2; so the patients were categorized as follows: <18.5, 18.5 to 22.9, 23 to 24.9, 25 to 29.9, ≥30 kg/m2. The rate of diabetes awareness was: 84.4% for T2DM patients in the <18.5 kg/m2 category, 80.1% for 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2, 75.2% for 23 to 24.9 kg/m2, 71.9%, for 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, and 65.1% for ≥30 kg/m2. The rate of treatment was: 59.2% for T2DM patients in the <18.5 kg/m2 category, 65.1% for 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2, 61.5% for 23 to 24.9 kg/m2, 58.6% for 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, and 52.3% for ≥30 kg/m2. The rate of diabetes in T2DM patients achieving a HbA1c below 6.5% was 35.6% for the patients in the <18.5 kg/m2 category, 30.0% for 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2, 25.0% for 23 to 24.9 kg/m2, 24.4% for 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, and 28.9% in ≥30 kg/m2. Therefore, as BMI increases, the rate of awareness, treatment, and target control trended downward. The results are presented in Table 2.
- Association between BMI and CVD or high risk factors of CVD in type 2 diabetes
- Differences in the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD in T2DM patients according to their BMI are presented in Fig. 3. Subjects in the normal BMI range of 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2 were categorized as a reference group for comparison with other groups. After adjusting for other risk factors for CVD such as age and smoking, in the low weight group with BMI <18.5 kg/m2, OR for prevalence was 1.00 (95% CI, 0.54 to 1.85), and in the overweight group with BMI 23 to 24.9 kg/m2, the OR was 1.39 (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.71). In the obese group with BMI 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, the OR was 2.07 (95% CI, 1.72 to 2.50), and in the extremely obese group with BMI ≥30 kg/m2, the OR was 2.56 (95% CI, 1.85 to 3.53). These results indicated that the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD increases significantly in obese subjects when compared with those with normal BMI.
RESULTS
- This study analyzed data from KNHANES, and of the 11,870 subjects ≥30 years old, 3,370 subjects or about 28% were classified as having T2DM. Patients in the T2DM group were on average older and had higher BMI than subjects in the non-diabetic group. Patients in the T2DM group also had a significantly higher prevalence of stroke and MI or angina. In the present study, we found that 92% of Korean T2DM patients had BMI <30 kg/m2. The prevalence of T2DM patients with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 was 72% in the USA and 56% in the UK, which indicated that the Korean patients have significantly lower BMI [41718]. From the results of this study, the rate of diabetes awareness, treatment, and target control tended to decrease with an increase in BMI. Because the prevalence of T2DM increased according to increase of BMI, patients who were not aware of their DM tended to be obese. In addition, obese people tend to have higher calorie intake, habit of binge eating, and also low physical activity than non-obese subjects. Obesity is also associated with higher insulin resistance [1920]. We have to consider many aspects of obesity and bad glycemic control in patients with T2DM who are obese. The findings of the present study indicated that more frequent screening for T2DM and strict glycemic control are required for obese T2DM patients. The prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD in T2DM patients increased with increasing BMI. Compared with the normal BMI group, the ORs in the 23 to 24.9 kg/m2 category and the 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 category were 1.39 and 2.07, respectively, which confirms the increase in CVD or high risk factors for CVD prevalence with relatively low BMI values.
- The relatively low BMI in T2DM patients is the trend in most Asian countries, including Korea [17]. Although relatively lower than in Western countries, the prevalence of overweight and obese patients is generally increasing in Asian countries, and the prevalence and distribution differ by country. According to results reported in 2006 [21], the Asian country with the highest prevalence of overweight people was Thailand, where about 6.8% of adults are obese. The lowest prevalence was found in India and the Philippines, where 2.2% and 3.3% of adults are obese, respectively. This prevalence is low compared with the findings for the USA, where 30% of adults are obese. In 2011, a study analyzed 900,000 Asian patients and reported that the mean BMI in Asian patients with DM was 23.1 kg/m2. The BMI differed by country, with Bangladesh having the lowest mean BMI for patients with DM at 19.8 kg/m2. The means were 23.6 kg/m2 in Korea, 23.2 kg/m2 in Japan, and 23.1 kg/m2 in China [11]. The recent study suggested that BMI ≥23 kg/m2 may be practical for the screening of T2DM in Asian Americans [22]. The International Association for the Study of Obesity, the International Obesity Task Force, and the WHO suggest that an Asian adult should be classified as overweight when their BMI is 23 to 24.9 kg/m2, and obese when their BMI is ≥25 kg/m2 [23].
- It is well known that the mortality and morbidity because of CVD and overall mortality increase with increasing obesity [242526]. However, there have been insufficient studies on CVD prevalence and mortality based on BMI in diabetic patients, and there are discrepancies among the results from published studies. A study conducted in the UK that analyzed the mortality of 44,230 T2DM patients found the hazard ratios (HRs) for BMI 25 to 29, 30 to 34, and 35 to 54 kg/m2 were 0.97, 1.13, and 1.43, respectively [27]. An observational study in Sweden that followed up 13,087 T2DM patients for 5.6 years found the HRs for the prevalence of CVD and mortality in overweight patients with BMI 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 to be 1.27 and 1.16, respectively, and in obese patients with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 the HRs were 1.44 and 1.71, respectively [28]. There were small differences between studies, but the HR for the prevalence of CVD and mortality in the patients increased with higher BMI values. The results could not be compared directly with other studies; but in the present study, the OR of prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD was 1.39 in BMI 23 to 24.9 kg/m2 and 2.07 in BMI 25 to 29.9 kg/m2. This shows that the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD can increase significantly even at a lower BMI compared with studies conducted in Western countries.
- It is well known that weight reduction in addition to glucose control decreases the risk of CVD in DM patients [22]. As DM is a progressive disease, the optimal treatment could not be achieved in general with just one medication, and therefore combination therapy is often required. However, because many antidiabetic agents including sulfonylurea and thiazolidinedione are relating to weight gain; thus, certain combination therapy result in increasing body weight of patients. Among antidiabetic agents, GLP-1 agonists such as exenatide, liraglutide, and lixisenatide are known to have benefits for weight loss, and their use is expected to have a direct and indirect effect on reducing CVD risks [29]. Several studies were conducted using GLP-1 agonists, and the effects of glycemic control and weight reduction were proven in most studies [3031323334353637]. However, in Korea, reimbursements by national medical insurance system are only available for T2DM patients with BMI ≥30 kg/m2. As presented in the results of this study, patients with T2DM in that category of BMI ≥30 kg/m2 accounted for only 8% of the total adult population diagnosed as T2DM. The present study found that the prevalence of CVD and high risk factors for CVD was significantly increased even in overweight (BMI ≥23 kg/m2) T2DM patients. Therefore, the cut-value of obesity for the use of medications such as GLP-1 agonists, especially for considering reimbursement, should be reconsidered in accordance with the criterion for obesity in Asian population.
- One of the strengths of this study is the inclusion of a large population in the analysis because of the use of KNHANES data, which permitted the results to be compared with those from other countries. There have been few studies on Asian populations that investigated BMI and its association with glucose control and the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD. The results of the present study add evidence to support the opinion that the criterion for obesity in T2DM patients should be different in Asian populations compared with Western populations. However, there are a number of limitations to this study. The KNHANES data did not indicate type of diabetes, and we classified patients as having T2DM according to their age. Therefore, other types of diabetes may have been included. This study was not longitudinal, but a cross-sectional study that only compared the data at the time of the survey. The prevalence of diseases such as stroke, MI, angina, hypertension, or dyslipidemia was determined at the time of the survey, which limits the interpretation of findings. In addition, information regarding the presence of disease was obtained by a health questionnaire so there might have been recall bias.
- In conclusion, 92% of Korean T2DM patients had BMI <30 kg/m2, indicating that the proportion of non-obese patients was higher than for T2DM patients in Western countries. However, higher BMI resulted in a lower rate of diabetes awareness, treatment, and target control. In particular, the prevalence of CVD or high risk factors for CVD was significantly increased even in the non-obese population with BMI ≥23 kg/m2. Therefore, in the management of adult DM patients in Korea, weight control is important in achieving an appropriate glucose control and a reduction in CVD or risk factors for CVD prevalence. An appropriate longitudinal study is warranted to determine the relationship between BMI and CVD prevalence.
DISCUSSION
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Acknowledgements
- This study was conducted using raw data from the KNHANES IV and V datasets performed by the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Sungju Kim contributed to data analysis.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
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Fig. 1
Study population flow diagram. KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
Fig. 2
Distribution of the body mass index (BMI) in type 2 diabetes according to country. aData were adopted from reference [11]; bData were adopted from reference [17]; cData were adopted from reference [4].
Fig. 3
Odds ratio (OR) of prevalence of cardiovascular disease (stroke, myocardial infarction [MI], or angina) or high risk factors for cardiovascular disease (hypertension, dyslipidemia) according to body mass index (BMI) categories. BMI of 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2 as reference group. Using composite endpoint: stroke, MI or angina, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Adjusted by age and smoking. CI, confidence interval.
Table 1
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population
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Fig. 1 Study population flow diagram. KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
Fig. 2 Distribution of the body mass index (BMI) in type 2 diabetes according to country. aData were adopted from reference [11]; bData were adopted from reference [17]; cData were adopted from reference [4].
Fig. 3 Odds ratio (OR) of prevalence of cardiovascular disease (stroke, myocardial infarction [MI], or angina) or high risk factors for cardiovascular disease (hypertension, dyslipidemia) according to body mass index (BMI) categories. BMI of 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2 as reference group. Using composite endpoint: stroke, MI or angina, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Adjusted by age and smoking. CI, confidence interval.
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Characterization of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes according to Body Mass Index: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2011
| Characteristic | Type 2 diabetes (n=3,370) | Non-diabetes (n=8,500) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male sex | 1,694 (50.3) | 3,529 (41.5) | <0.001 |
| Age, yr | 62.2±11.4 | 52.8±14.1 | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.1±3.5 | 23.7±3.2 | <0.001 |
| Obesity | <0.001 | ||
| BMI 25.0-29.9 | 1,386 (41.1) | 2,390 (28.1) | |
| BMI ≥30 | 256 (7.6) | 265 (3.1) | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 128.6±17.2 | 119.5±17.0 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 77.2±10.6 | 76.4±10.3 | <0.001 |
| Hemoglobin A1c, % | 7.4±1.5 | 5.6±0.3 | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 189.9±41.5 | 192.9±35.7 | <0.001 |
| High density lipoprotein, mg/dL | 46.3±11.8 | 52.6±12.6 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 178.5±140.3 | 130.9±98.9 | <0.001 |
| Smoking status | <0.001 | ||
| Never smoker | 1,740 (51.7) | 5,083 (59.8) | |
| Former smoker | 527 (15.7) | 1,726 (20.3) | |
| Current smoker | 1,089 (32.3) | 1,671 (19.7) | |
| Unknown | 11 (0.3) | 20 (0.2) | |
| Hypertension | 1,804 (53.5) | 1,871 (22.0) | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 832 (24.7) | 931 (11.0) | <0.001 |
| Stroke | 194 (5.8) | 156 (1.8) | <0.001 |
| MI or angina | 253 (7.5) | 225 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| BMI category, kg/m2 | Recognition rate, %a | Treatment rate, %b | Control rate, %c |
|---|---|---|---|
| <18.5 | 84.4 | 59.2 | 35.6 |
| 18.5-22.9 | 80.1 | 65.1 | 30.0 |
| 23.0-24.9 | 75.2 | 61.5 | 25.0 |
| 25.0-29.9 | 71.9 | 58.6 | 24.4 |
| ≥30 | 65.1 | 52.3 | 28.9 |
Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population
Values are expressed as number (%) or mean±SD. BMI, body mass index; MI, myocardial infarction. a
Table 2 Distribution of Recognition, Treatment and Control Rate according to Body Mass Index Category
BMI, body mass index. aRecognition rate: patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who were diagnosed as DM by a doctor; bTreatment rate: patients with DM who take oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin injections; cControl rate: patients with DM with hemoglobin A1c less than 6.5%.
