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Epidemiological and clinical patterns of diabetes mellitus in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
dc.contributor.author | Kadiki, O.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Roaed, R.B. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-17T10:28:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-17T10:28:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | EN |
dc.identifier.issn | 1020-3397 | EN |
dc.identifier.other | http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/0501/EMHJ_1999_5_1_6_13.pdf | EN |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118677 | |
dc.description | 6-13 | EN |
dc.description.abstract | The clinical characteristics and prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [NIDDM] diagnosed in Benghazi are reported. Data were based on the analysis of records for the period 1981 to 1990. A total of 8922 NIDDM cases [4081 males, 4841 females] were registered during the study period. The overall prevalence rate of NIDDM was 0.19%; it was significantly higher in females [0.21%] than males [0.17%] [P < 0.01]. The prevalence rate in patients aged > or = 20 years was 3.8% and was significantly higher in females [4.7%] than in males [2.9%] [P < 0.01]. Prevalence rates increased with each higher age group and peaked in the 50-54 years age group. Prevalence of hypertension was 22.5% and prevalence of overweight was 59.4%. The most common complications of diabetes were neuropathy [45.7%], retinopathy [30.5%] and nephropathy [25.2%] | EN |
dc.language.iso | en | EN |
dc.subject | Age Distribution | EN |
dc.subject | Arabs | EN |
dc.subject | Cause of Death | EN |
dc.subject | Hypertension | EN |
dc.subject | Incidence | EN |
dc.subject | Obesity | EN |
dc.subject | Population Surveillance | EN |
dc.subject | Prevalence | EN |
dc.subject | Sex Distribution | EN |
dc.subject.mesh | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | EN |
dc.title | Epidemiological and clinical patterns of diabetes mellitus in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | EN |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 5 (1), 6-13, 1999 |