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The relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and diet quality with diabetes risk in overweight and obese Turkish adults
Rahime Evra Karakaya, Emine Elibol. BMC Public Health, 2025-01-02
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
According to FINDRISC score, 38.1% of adults were at mild risk, 21.9% were at moderate risk, and 20.9% were at high risk. In regression model, factors such as low educational level, being married, being employed, smoking, and the presence of comorbidities were found to increase the risk of developing diabetes. Each unit decline in HEI-2015, the risk of diabetes increased by a factor of 0.983. Sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, and diet quality significantly contribute to the increased risk of diabetes in overweight and obese Turkish adults. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov with number NCT06614075 and registration date of 26 September 2024, retrospectively registered.
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APA 7th
Karakaya, R. E., & Elibol, E. (2025). The relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and diet quality with diabetes risk in overweight and obese Turkish adults. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21248-4
Vancouver
Karakaya RE, Elibol E. The relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and diet quality with diabetes risk in overweight and obese Turkish adults. BMC Public Health. 2025. doi:10.1186/s12889-024-21248-4. PMID: 39748361.
BibTeX
@article{karakaya2025-39748361,
author = {Karakaya, Rahime Evra and Elibol, Emine},
title = {{The relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and diet quality with diabetes risk in overweight and obese Turkish adults}},
journal = {BMC Public Health},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1186/s12889-024-21248-4},
pmid = {39748361},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21248-4}
}
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Key findings
- According to FINDRISC score, 38.1% of adults were at mild risk, 21.9% were at moderate risk, and 20.9% were at high risk.
- In regression model, factors such as low educational level, being married, being employed, smoking, and the presence of comorbidities were found to increase the risk of developing diabetes.
- Each unit decline in HEI-2015, the risk of diabetes increased by a factor of 0.983.
- Sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, and diet quality significantly contribute to the increased risk of diabetes in overweight and obese Turkish adults.
- This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov with number NCT06614075 and registration date of 26 September 2024, retrospectively registered.
Why it matters
This study examined sociodemographic, lifestyle and diet factors linked to diabetes risk in overweight and obese Turkish adults, and did not study Alzheimer's disease. It found that low educational level, being married, being employed, smoking and having other conditions increased diabetes risk, and that lower diet quality was also linked to higher risk.
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Study details
- Effect size38.1%; 21.9%; 20.9%
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 39/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (BMC Public Health) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | BMC Public Health: journal h-index 289 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 6 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 1 / 5 | 2.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 6 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Emine Elibol: h-index 5 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University: institution h-index 128 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 39748361) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 39 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-21248-4
- PubMed: 39748361
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