1Regional Center for Medical Diagnoses and Treatment, Khovd, Mongolia
2Institute of Medical Sciences of Mongolia
3Mongolian National University of Medical Science
Some 382 million people worldwide population distribution or 8.3% of adults, are estimated to have diabetes. By 2035, the difference is expected to widen, with 347 million people living in urban areas and 145 million in rural areas. The objective of this survey is to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors and cardiovascular complications in patients with diabetes type 2 in the western region of Mongolia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk factors in patients with diabetes who were monitored by an endocrinologist in western part of Mongolia. This cross sectional study was conducted among 616 patients with diabetes who were selected randomly. Cardiovascular complications as a result of diabetes were assessed in the 5 western provinces of Mongolia: Khovd, Uvs, Bayan-Ulgii, Govi-Altai and Zavkhan. Main risk factors of diabetes were physical inactivity, obesity, abnormal diet, and high blood pressure. The fruit and vegetable diet of the patients were very low, and high salt diet was indicated. Age, duration of disease, high blood pressure, lipid defect, poor self-management, and high HbA1c were related with cardiovascular complications.
diabetes, cardiovascular complication, ischemia
