TY - JOUR T1 - A Survey on Epidemiology of Type II Diabetes in Patients Referring to the Diabetes Clinic in Kermanshah Province du ring 2013-14: A Short Report TT - بررسی اپیدمیولوژی بیماری دیابت نوع II در مراجعه‌کنندگان به کلینیک دیابت استان کرمانشاه در سال 93-1392: یک گزارش کوتاه JF - RUMS_JOURNAL JO - RUMS_JOURNAL VL - 16 IS - 1 UR - http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-3642-en.html Y1 - 2017 SP - 83 EP - 90 KW - Epidemiology KW - Type II diabetes KW - Lipid profile KW - Kermanshah N2 - Background and Objective: The epidemiologic study of diabetes is helpful in understanding the high-risk groups and their related factors. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of type II diabetes in Kermanshah province. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, information was extracted using the records of patients referring to the Kermanshah diabetes clinic during 2013-2014 (2400 records). Data was analyzed using chi-square test and independent t-test. Results: The average age and standard deviation of 2309 patients was 54.92±10.84 years. Sixty one percent of patients were female. Type of treatment in 76.11% of people was oral. The relationship between total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol with sex was statistically significant in diabetic patients (P<0.001). Conclusion: According to the results, gender and family history were presented as possible factors associated with diabetes, so prevention and screening programs can be useful in these patients. Key words: Epidemiology, Type II diabetes, Lipid profile, Kermanshah Funding: This study was funded by Research and Technology Deputy of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences approved the study. How to cite this article: Izadi N, Rahimi MA, Rezvanmadani F, Shetabi HR, Darbandi M. Survey on Epidemiology of Type II Diabetes in Patients Referring to the Diabetes Clinic in Kermanshah Province during 2013-14: A Short Report. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2017; 16(1): 83-90. [Farsi] M3 ER -