People with diabetes were twice as likely to develop the metabolic syndrome, Pre-diabetes was associated with a 4555% increase in mortality risk over five years. …
Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study AusDiab
Abridged Executive Summary
This report presents the main findings of the 5-year follow-up study of
6,000 adults who participated in the original landmark Australian Diabetes,
Obesity and Lifestyle study AusDiab which was conducted in 1999-2000
That baseline study provided benchmark national data on the number of
people with diabetes, obesity, hypertension increased blood pressure and
kidney disease in Australia
The second phase of AusDiab has determined how many new cases of these
diseases are occurring each year, primarily as a result of people being
physically inactive and eating more fat-rich foods
Main findings
Approximately 275 adults in Australia develop diabetes every day ie more
than 100,000 annually This represents 8 adults in every 1,000
More than 600 adults progress from being overweight to being obese
every day ie more than 200,000 annually
Every year, 3 of adults developed high blood pressure and almost 4 of
adults developed chronic kidney disease manifested by a reduction in
kidney function
Stage 2 also found that:
On average, people
under 65 gained 18 kg over five years and the
average Australian waistline increased by 21 cm This waistline
increase was greater in females than in males for all age-groups
People with pre-diabetes were 10-20 times more likely to develop
diabetes than were those with normal blood glucose levels
Obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, physical inactivity and the
metabolic syndrome each increased the risk for developing diabetes
Obese people were 6 times more likely to develop the metabolic syndrome
than were those of normal weight
People with diabetes were twice as likely to develop the metabolic
syndrome, than those with normal blood glucose levels
The risk of developing the metabolic syndrome increased in physically
inactive people and as people got older Across all ages, and all
weight and physical activity categories, males were at a higher risk of
developing the metabolic syndrome than females
Over five years, people with previously known diabetes were twice as
likely to die as people with normal glucose tolerance
Pre-diabetes was associated with a 45-55 increase
in mortality risk
over five years
People with previously known diabetes had a similar risk of mortality
as smokers and those with previous cardiovascular disease
Over two-thirds of all cardiovascular disease deaths in the AusDiab
cohort occurred in people with diabetes or prediabetes
Dyslipidemia is a condition characterised by high levels of blood fats
triglycerides or low levels of good cholesterol
The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of heart disease risk factors which
include abdominal fat, high blood sugar levels diabetes and prediabetes,
high blood pressure, low levels of good cholesterol HDL, and high
triglyceride levels
Source:theage.com.au
