The Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Community in Iraq
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 69-71
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/8.1.69
Abstract
A survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural community in Iraq. Blood-sugar estimations after glucose-loading were performed on a sample of a village population 15+ years. 4.8% had diabetes and a majority of them had symptoms referable to their diabetic state. Diabetes was totally unknown among this rural population before the survey.Keywords
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