The situation of diabetics hospitalized in Hue Central Hospital during 1994 -1998
- Author:
Thuy Hai Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diabete
- MeSH:
Diabetes Mellitus;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2001;395(3):19-21
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A retrospective study on 369 records of 245 diabetics hospitalized in HuÕ Central Hospital during the last 4 years revealed some characteristics as follow: - The discrepancy in frequency of diabetes mellitus in man and in woman is minimal. - NIDDM is 3.5 times more common than IDDM. - The frequency of the disease increased with age. It is highest at age of 51 to 70. 61.63% of diabetics were retired and disable. - Number of diabetics in city and in rural regions is nearly the same. - About clinical aspects: only 33.06% of diabetics have overt symptoms in full. 11.84% of diabetics who were undiagnosed and only found out when hospitalizing because of other diseases. Majority of NIDDM was nonobese. This is one of the specificities of NIDDM in our country. - About paraclinical aspects: we have not profited from technological achieves in following and studying the disease yet. Public measures were not, so far applied for meticulous control regiment. The complications of diabetes mellitus are thus still numerous. - In order to prevent complications, more effective measures should be, therefore, applied in treatment and monitoring diabetic out- patients.
