Diabetes prevalence and glucose desreased tolerance at Tan Dan & Thai Son communes, An Lao District - Hai Phong
- Author:
Do Thi Tinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes
- MeSH:
Diabetes Mellitus;
Glucose;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;304(11):128-132
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The results of epidemiological survey in 2001, done in communes Tan Dan and Thai Son - An Lao District - Hai Phong city on 212 persons more than 16 years old randomly selected from 96 households. Capillary glucosemia was measured while person’s hunger at 7 one Touch Basic equipment. Common diabetes prevalence in 2 communes was 1.42%. Glucose decreased tolerance prevalence was 0.44%, both diabetes and glucose decreased tolerance were 2.63%. Arterial tension, BMI and WRH of both diabetes and glucose decreased tolerance had tendency to be higher than those of normal people (20% versus 10.7%; 20.4% versus 20.1% and 0.87% versus 0.85%)
