Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hyperglycemia among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand: a Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of hyperglycemia and identify factors associated with hyperglycemia among Myanmar migrant workers, aged over 18 years, in Mueang district, Chiang Rai province, Thailand.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 402 Myanmar migrant workers aged over 18 years in Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. A questionnaire was used to collect research data, and blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference, and fasting blood glucose levels were measured. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the association between variables at a significance level of a=0.05.Results: Among all the participants, 42.0% were male and 58.0% were female, with a mean age of 38.9 years (standard deviation=10.4). The prevalence of hyperglycemia was 13.4%. Six factors were found to be significantly associated with hyperglycemia in multivariate analysis; including: ethnicity (adjusted odd ratio (AOR)=4.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) =1.25-18.14), high blood pressure (AOR=3.83, 95% CI=1.82–8.03), overweight (AOR=5.19, 95% CI=2.28-11.81), obese (AOR=3.87, 95% CI=1.17–12.79), parent's history of diabetes mellitus (DM) (AOR=6.86, 95% CI=1.45–32.46), smoking (AOR=6.24, 95% CI=2.08–18.69), and depression (AOR=4.21, 95% CI=2.00–8.89).Conclusion: The prevalence of hyperglycemia among Myanmar migrant workers was 13.4%. Ethnicity, high blood pressure, body mass index, parental history of DM, smoking and depression were significantly associated with hyperglycemia. The findings of this study are useful for the development of policies and measures for preventing and controling hyperglycemia and DM among Myanmar migrant workers.