TITLE:
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus in the Adult Population of Porto-Novo (Benin)
AUTHORS:
Daniel Amoussou-Guenou, Armand Wanvoegbe, Michel Hermans, Anthelme Agbodande, Marius Boko, Arnaulde Amoussou-Guenou Fandi, Annelie Kerekou
KEYWORDS:
Diabetes Prevalence, Risk Factors, Porto-Novo, Benin
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus,
Vol.5 No.3,
July
3,
2015
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The
aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus in the adult population of Porto-Novo. Methods:
A cross-sectional study with random sampling, stratified cluster, was
used. Fasting blood glucose was measured in capillary blood (Accu-Chek Active).
Diabetes mellitus was defined as fasting glucose ≥ 1.26 g/L, and fasting hyperglycemia
in non-diabetic fasting glucose ≥ 1.10 and