Background: One of the risk factors that have been little attention to it in the etiology of type 2 diabetes is lifestyle. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between components of lifestyle and incidence of type 2 diabetes among people aged 30 to 60 years in Rasht.
Methods: This study was conducted with a case-control design. Data were collected from 150 patients with type 2 diabetes symptoms that had been admitted to Golsar and Heshmat hospitals and Rasht Diabetes Association (Cases) and 150 subjects without type 2 diabetes symptoms (controls) aged 30 to 60 years in Rasht. Measuring tools included checklist of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and short-form Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile. Data were analyzed using t-test and chi-square statistics and the software SPSS version 22.
Result: There was a significant difference between people with type 2 diabetes symptoms (cases) and healthy individuals (controls) regarding to age, body mass index (BMI), education level (P< 0.01), marital status (P< 0.05), family history of diabetes, history of smoking, hypertension hypertension, heart disease and job status (P< 0.01). Also, there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of the components of spiritual growth and self-actualization, stress management, physical activity (P< 0.01), and health responsibility (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: Insufficiency of the lifestyle components, especially spiritual growth and self-actualization, stress management, health responsibility and physical activity are major risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes. Therefore, cognitive and behavioral interventions to modify and improve health-related lifestyles seems necessary.
