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Patterns of Diabetes Mellitus by Age, Sex, and Province Among Iranian Hajj Pilgrims and Health Care Delivery During 2012–2022: A Retrospective Study of 469,581 Participants Publisher Pubmed



Kolivand P1 ; Saberian P2 ; Saffari H3 ; Doroudi T4, 5 ; Marashi A4 ; Behzadifar M6 ; Karimi F7 ; Rajaei S7 ; Raei B8 ; Ehsanzadeh SJ9 ; Parvari A10 ; Azari S7, 11
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  1. 1. Department of Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Hasheminejad Kidney Center (HKC), Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Iranian Red Crescent Society, Haj Medical Center, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Al anbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
  7. 7. Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Razi Educational and Therapeutic Center, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
  9. 9. English Language Department, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  10. 10. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  11. 11. Hospital Management Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: PLoS ONE Published:2024


Abstract

Objective Hajj is among the oldest pilgrimages in the world, there is a limited study that evaluates the epidemiological pattern of Diabetes Mellitus [1] and the medical care required and provided to pilgrims. The present study assessed the prevalence and pattern of DM in Iranian pilgrims from 2012–22. Method All demographic information, risk factors, and the prevalence of DM were extracted from the database and medical records of the Hajj Pilgrimage Medical Centre, Iranian Red Crescent Society through file reading. Also, to investigate the effect of the risk factors considered in the study, the multiple logistic regression model was used. Results The present study included data from 469,581 Hajj pilgrims. Most pilgrims were in the age group of 45 to 70 years (73.25%). The prevalence of diabetes in patients over 70 years old was the highest (16.73%). The prevalence of DM was estimated at 14.64% in women and 12.51% in men. The lowest DM prevalence was in Lorestan (7.81%), North Khorasan (9.07%), Sistan and Baluchistan (9.29%), and Hamedan (9.41), respectively. The highest prevalence rate was in Khuzestan (20.12%), Yazd (19.14), and Mazandaran (17.55), respectively. Our analysis reveals that, for instance, with each yearly increase in the age of the pilgrims (assuming other variables remain constant), the odds of having DM increase by 0.04. For the gender, the odds of having DM among women is 0.33 higher than among men, when the other variable is constant. Conclusions The study results show a significant difference in the prevalence of diabetes in age, gender, and distribution in different provinces. Therefore, appropriate screening, diagnosis, and management by primary care physicians are necessary to prevent adverse health outcomes and reduce the economic burden of mortality and morbidity. © 2024 Kolivand et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.