Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus Among the Population of Farming and Fishing Villages

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A survey of diabetes mellitus was undertaken among the population of farming and fishing villaged and also of industry. Among 1200 men and 1208 women above forty years of ages, the incidence of diabetes mellitus detected was as follows: 3.3% in men of ages 440 to 49, 5.1% in 50 to 59, 4.7% in 60 to 69, 4.5% in 70 to 79 and 0% above 80 ; 1.7% in women of ages 40 to 49, 5.7% in 50 to 59, 4.7% in 60 to 69 and 4.7% in 70 to 79. These results indicate that diabetes mellitus id found more frequently in men and also in elders. Among male subjects of ages 40 to 59, occupation-wise distribution of diabetics were 10.6% in 113 merchants, 4.9% in 245 farmers, and 3.9% in 76 fishermen. Diabetics were encountered more frequently among the subjects with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and among those with hereditary relationship with diabetic family background were also found more frequently in the detected diabetics than in non-diabetics. There was no increased rate of diabetes detection among the obese.
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicineの論文