Geographical variation in diabetes mellitus prevalence rates in Greece

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Review of Diabetic Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI:10.1900/RDS.2023.19.62

A. Faka, Louzela-Marina Ntafla, C. Chalkias, D. Panagiotakos

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the geographical variation of diabetes prevalence in Greece. The database of Diabetes Mellitus Patients Registry of the National Organization for Health Care Services Provision, was used to identify patients of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Incidence rates were estimated by type of diabetes and sex for each prefecture of Greece and spatial analysis was performed to recognize statistically significant spatial clusters across the country. 424,118 patients of type 1 and type 2 diabetes had been registered in the Diabetes Mellitus Patients Registry. Type 1 diabetes prevalence was 0.24% and type 2 was 3.66%. Mapping diabetes prevalence revealed the highest rates oftype 1 in the Greek islands, whereas the highest rates of type 2 diabetes were identified in northern and eastern prefectures of Greece. Spatial clusters of high values of diabetics were noticed in northwest and northeast Greece, for type 1 and type 2 diabetes respectively. In type 1, men patients prevailed to women in most Greek prefectures, while type 2 men to women ratio highlighted the female predominance in north, central and east Greece. The present study underlines geospatial surveillance as a useful tool by more precisely determining the underlying spatial epidemiology of diabetes.

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希腊糖尿病患病率的地理差异

本研究的目的是调查希腊糖尿病患病率的地理差异。使用国家卫生保健服务提供组织的糖尿病患者登记数据库来确定1型和2型糖尿病患者。根据希腊每个州的糖尿病类型和性别估计发病率，并进行空间分析以识别全国范围内具有统计学意义的空间集群。424,118名1型和2型糖尿病患者已在糖尿病患者登记处登记。1型糖尿病患病率为0.24%，2型为3.66%。糖尿病患病率地图显示，希腊岛屿的1型糖尿病发病率最高，而希腊北部和东部地区的2型糖尿病发病率最高。1型和2型糖尿病患者分别分布在希腊西北部和东北部。在1型患者中，大多数希腊地区男性患者多于女性患者，而在希腊北部、中部和东部，2型男性与女性的比例突出了女性的优势。目前的研究强调地理空间监测是一种有用的工具，可以更精确地确定糖尿病的潜在空间流行病学。

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Review of Diabetic Studies Medicine-Internal Medicine

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期刊介绍： The Review of Diabetic Studies (RDS) is the society"s peer-reviewed journal published quarterly. The purpose of The RDS is to support and encourage research in biomedical diabetes-related science including areas such as endocrinology, immunology, epidemiology, genetics, cell-based research, developmental research, bioengineering and disease management.