Al-Shudifat Abdel-Ellah, Al-Shdaifat Amjad, Al-Abdouh Ahmad Ali, Aburoman Mohammad Ibrahim, Otoum Sara Mohammad, Sweedan Amro Ghaleb, Khrais Ibrahim, Abdel-Hafez Ibrahim Hisham, Johannessen Asgeir
Faculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
J Diabetes Res. 2017;2017:8290710. doi: 10.1155/2017/8290710. Epub 2017 Apr 29.
. The Middle East is the home to the most obese population in the world, and type 2 diabetes mellitus is endemic in the region. However, little is known about risk factors for diabetes in the younger age groups. . The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) is a simple, validated tool to identify persons at risk of diabetes. We investigated students at Hashemite University in Jordan with FINDRISC and measured fasting plasma glucose in those who were categorized in the high-risk group. . Overall, 1821 students (881 [48.4%] female) were included in the study. Risk factors for diabetes were common: 422 (23.2%) were overweight or obese and 497 (27.3%) had central obesity. Using the FINDRISC score, 94 (5.2%) students were at moderate risk and 32 (1.8%) at high risk of diabetes. The mean FINDRISC score was significantly higher in men than women (5.9 versus 5.4; = 0.002). Twenty-eight students in the high-risk group had a subsequent plasma glucose measurement, and 8 (29%) of them fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for diabetes. . Risk factors for diabetes were common in a young student population in Jordan, suggesting that preventive measures should be initiated early in adulthood to turn the diabetes epidemic in the region.
中东地区是世界上肥胖人口最多的地区，2型糖尿病在该地区呈地方性流行。然而，对于较年轻年龄组的糖尿病危险因素知之甚少。芬兰糖尿病风险评分（FINDRISC）是一种用于识别糖尿病风险人群的简单且经过验证的工具。我们使用FINDRISC对约旦哈希姆大学的学生进行了调查，并对那些被归类为高风险组的学生测量了空腹血糖。总体而言，1821名学生（881名[48.4%]为女性）被纳入研究。糖尿病危险因素很常见：422人（23.2%）超重或肥胖，497人（27.3%）有中心性肥胖。使用FINDRISC评分，94名（5.2%）学生处于中度糖尿病风险，32名（1.8%）处于高度糖尿病风险。男性的FINDRISC平均得分显著高于女性（5.9对5.4；P = 0.002）。高风险组的28名学生随后进行了血糖测量，其中8名（29%）符合糖尿病诊断标准。约旦年轻学生人群中糖尿病危险因素很常见，这表明应在成年早期就采取预防措施，以扭转该地区的糖尿病流行趋势。
