TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of Diabetes Mellitus type II and some Related Factors among Adult People aged 25-65 Years old in Golestan Province, Iran TT - شیوع دیابت نوعII و برخی عوامل مرتبط با آن در بالغین سنین 25 تا 65 سال استان گلستان JF - nmj JO - nmj VL - 7 IS - 1 UR - http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-3-en.html Y1 - 2010 SP - 10 EP - 19 KW - FBS KW - Sex KW - BMI KW - Local Area KW - Golestan Province N2 - Abstract Background and Objective: Diabetes mellitus and its complications are the leading factors of mortality and morbidity in human. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and some related factors in the north of Iran. Material and Methods: This crossectional–descriptive study was carried out on 1998 cases (1000 men and 998 women) aged 25- 65 years old. The subjects were chosen by stratified sampling. A socioeconomic questionnaire was filled out. We meseared Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) and Anthropometric indexes such as height, weight and waist. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was defined when Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) was equal or over 126 mg/dl. Data was analyzed by SPSS software, using Chi Square and T.test (P M3 ER -