由国内外调查可见:老年糖尿病患病率高于非老年人,有家族史者高于没有者;体重超重者高于非超重者;脑力劳动者高于体力劳动者;台湾高于大陆;海外华人高于海内同胞。总之,纵向看,我国几千年来已知此病为“富贵病”;横向看,各国都已认识此病为“西方世界病”或“西方生活方式病”。 As can be seen from the surveys at home and abroad: the prevalence of diabetes in the elderly is higher than that of non-elderly people, with a family history higher than those without it; those with overweight are higher than those without being overweight; the mental workers are higher than the manual workers; Taiwan is higher than the mainland; Chinese are higher than compatriots in China. In a word, in the vertical view, our country has known this disease as “affluent disease” for thousands of years; in the horizontal view, all countries have recognized this disease as “western world disease” or “western lifestyle disease.”