DIABETES MELLITUS IN THE TORRES STRAIT REGION
- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 1 (SP2) , 8-11
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135996.x
Abstract
A study of the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the predominantly Melanesian population of the Torres Strait region indicated a rate of 19% in the outer island area and a rate of 13% in the Thursday Island and Bamaga areas. The disease, predominantly of the mature-onset type, was not sex dependent except in subjects over the age of 50 years, in whom there was a significantly greater prevalence amongst females. A positive correlation between blood or plasma glucose levels and blood pressure was found.Keywords
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