AN EXAMINATION OF PREDIABETES, TYPE 2 DIABETES, AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the association between type-2 diabetes, prediabetes, and associated factors. The 2015-2016 NHANES datasets were analyzed using complex sample tables and logistic regression. Individuals with BMI classification of overweight, and obesity classes 1 through 3 were more likely to have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes than normal weight; smoking 11 – 20 cigarettes were more likely to have type 2 diabetes than those who smoked 1 – 10 cigarettes; consuming alcohol were less likely to have type 2 diabetes than those not consuming alcohol; meeting recommendations for moderate work-related or vigorous leisure-time physical activity were less likely to have prediabetes than those who did not; consuming ≥ 51g of sugar daily were less likely to have type 2 diabetes than those who consumed ≤ 50g sugar daily. Future research should examine possible cause and effect relationships between factors.