فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background and Objectives: To determine the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose inadolescents in Birjand city in eastern Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross‑sectional studywas done on 2653 students aged 11–18 years selected through multi‑stage stratified andrandom sampling. Fasting blood glucose (FBS) of these students was measured applyingthe enzymatic process. The obtained data were analyzed by means of SPSS software (V: 15)and statistical tests T and X2. Results: The mean age of individual was 14.5 ± 2 years. MeanFBS of the whole population was 89.8 ± 9.8 mg/dl, but it was significantly higher amongboys than girls (P < 0.001). Out of the whole subjects (92.4%), 1,328 (95.1%) of the girls and1,122 (89.3%) of the boys, FBS was less than 100 mg/dl among whom 64.4% had FBS above86 mg/dl. In 200 subjects (7.5%) of whole population, FBS was 100–125 mg/dl; with that ofthe boys was 2.3 times than the girls revealing a prediabetes condition: OR = 2.3(CI: 1.7‑3.2).Among the students, 3 (0.1%) had an FBS > 126 mg/dl. Mean blood glucose was significantregarding age and sex. Conclusions: High prevalence of high FBS (within normal range)among adolescents is warning and requires special attention of health officials. Screening ofchildren and adolescents in order to identify those at risk and plan for intervening is urgent toprevent type‑2 diabetes epidemic and following cardiovascular complications in the Society.