A prevalence study of pulmonary tuberculosis in hospital visited diabetes patients
10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.4.693
- Author:
Ho Keun CHUNG
;
Hang Young LEE
;
Kyung Bin JOO
;
Kun Sang KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Blood Glucose;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Fasting;
Humans;
Korea;
Outpatients;
Prevalence;
Thorax;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1983;19(4):693-696
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We reviewed the records of randomly selected 320 diabetic out-patients af Eul-ji Hospital from April 1981through March 1983. Fasting blood sugar (FBS) of 140 mg/dl or more was taken as a criteria of diabetses accordingto the report of National Diabetes Data Group. The resuls are as follows: 1. Mean age of study group was 50.8years-old and the FBS mean value was 22.4 mg/dl. 2. There was no siginificant difference of FBS values oftuberculosis and non-tuberculosis patients . 3. Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis evaluated by chest films was13.4 percent in diabetes patients. This value is lower than those of other studies but higher than that of urbanpopulation in Korea (p<0.05).
