The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in male Saudi Arabs
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Diabetologia
- Vol. 23 (4), 330-332
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00253739
Abstract
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in 1385 males in the Al-Kharj area of Saudi Arabia was studied using the WHO criteria for screening and interpretation of glucose tolerance tests [1]. The prevalence was found to increase with age. No diabetic patients were found in the ⩽ 24 year age group and only one (0.3%) in the age range: 25–34 years. There were seven (2.6%) in the age range: 35–14 years, 17 (9.6%) in the age range: 45–54 years, six (11%) in the age range: 55–64 years and three (23%) in the age range: ⩾ 65 years. The cases detected were relatively symptom free, but 65% of the diabetic patients were overweight.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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