Abstract:Objective To investigate the characteristics of dietary intake and energy ratio of people with different glucose metabolism disorders living in rural areas of Changping District, Beijing. Methods From March 2014 to January 2015, the people who took part in the project “The Building of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Management Mode in Beijing Rural Community” were given 75- gram, 2- hour oral glucose tolerance test, and investigated for the amounts and compositions of their dietary. Those who taking steroid, hypoglycemic or lipid- lowering drugs and those with severe cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or liver and kidney diseases were excluded. There were 485 eligible subjects with complete data enrolled in this study, including 187 cases of impaired glucose tolerance, 129 of T2DM, and 169 of normal tolerance. Results The intake amounts of bean and milk were higher in the T2DM group than in IGT group (P<0.05). The intake amounts of dried legumes and legume products were higher in the T2DM group than in normal tolerance and IGT groups (P<0.05). Compared with IGT group, normal tolerance group had higher intake of tubers, starches and products and fish, shellfish and mollusk (P<0.05), but had lower intake of cereals and cereal products (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the amounts of macronutrients and energy ratio among the three groups (P>0.05). No obvious differences were seen in the intake amounts of the foods from animals and plants, and whole grains and dietary fiber among the 3 groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Simple dietary change may not be the main cause for increase of the incidence of diabetes in rural area.