Diabetes mellitus and public health in Guadeloupe
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;39(3): 139-43, Sept. 1990.
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Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus is now among the ten leading causes of death in the Caribbean. Studies of the prevalence of dysglycaemic disorder and risk factors for diabetes are necessary in order to design and implement tailored prevention programmes. The present study is of a representative sample of the adult population in Guadeloupe. The estimated prevalence of diabetes is 5.8% in adults, and that of impaired glucose tolerance is 7.4%. The percentage of insulin-treated patients is low, 14% of diabetics. The principal risk factors of diabetes,as classically recognised, are shown to operate. At the individual level, the presence of a diabetic parent is greater relative risk factor than obesity. However, considering the large percentage of persons who are obese, obesity seems to be the principal factor at which a primary prevention programme at the community level should be aimed, in order to limit the incidence of hyperglycaemic states
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Diabetes Mellitus
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Teste de Tolerância a Glucose
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Guadalupe
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Jamaica