Differences in prevalence of diabetes mellitus type 2 and impaired fasting glucose between urban and rural areas according to PURE Poland substudy

The Relationship Between the Metabolic Syndrome and the Place of Residence in the Local Community on the Example of the Janów Lubelski District in Eastern Poland: A Population-Based Study

“…Comparing the occurrence of risk factors included in MetS, we observed that the inhabitants of rural areas (both women and men) had a greater chance of developing HBP and an increased level of FGB. The results of our research correspond with the results of Xu et al 38 Our results and those cited above are consistent with other studies that found that the inhabitants of rural areas are more often diagnosed with HBP 66 , 67 and more often have an elevated FGB level 68 , 69 compared to the inhabitants of urban areas. That characteristic of rural areas can be explained by the fact that progressive urbanization brings both higher incomes and unhealthy lifestyles to the inhabitants of rural areas, as poor socioeconomic conditions in early life increase the risk of obesity later on when accomplishing an economically improved life.…”

Urban and rural area differences in the interaction between oxidative process elements in human femoral bone

“…Ajibola et al showed that a significant increase of plasma glucose was significantly correlated with decreases of Cr and Zn, with significant increases of molybdenum compared to the control (Ajibola et al 2014). This can confirm the fact that in inhabitants of Lower Silesia (Poland), diabetes and impaired fasting glucose were more common in men and the rural population (Zatońska et al 2017).…”