The prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the population of Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-597

  El Hazmi, Mohsen A F ^a,e   Warsy, Arjumand S ^b   Barimah, Noor Aldin ^c   Al Swailem, Abdulrahman ^d   Al Swailem, Abdulmohsen ^d   Sulaimani, Riad ^a   Al Meshari, Abdulaziz ^a  

^a Medical Biochemistry Department (30)   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; IDDM; Impaired glucose tolerance; NIDDM; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009602792     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. King H, Rewers M. WHO Ad Hoc Diabetes Reporting Group. Global estimates for prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in adults. Diabetes Care 1993; 16: 157-177.
2. Zimmet P. Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes - an epidemiological overview. Diabetologia 1982; 23: 399-411.
3. Zimmet P, King H, Taylor R, et al. The high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance and diabetic retinopathy in Nauru - The 1982 Survey. Diabetes Res 1984; 1: 13-18.
4. Zimmet P. Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus. In: Ellenberg M, Rifkin H. (eds) Diabetes Mellitus - therapy and clinical practice. 3rd ed. Med Exam Pub Co Inc., New York, 1983; 451-468.
5. Ekoe JM. Recent trends in prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus syndrome in the world. Diabetes Res Clin Practice 1986; 1: 249-264.
6. Mann JI, Pyorala K, Teuscher A. Diabetes in epidemiological perspective. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone 1983; 122-164.
7. Ching-Li H. Mobilization against diabetes. In Diabetes 1988; Larkins R, Zimmet P, Chisholm D, (eds). Amsterdam Elsevier, 1989, 873-876.
8. Bacchus RA, Bell JL, Madkour M, Kilshaw B. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in male Saudi Arabs. Diabetoiogia 1982; 23: 330-332.
9. Fatani HH, Mira SA, El-Zubier AG. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in urban Saudi Arabia. In: Diabetes Mellitus. Niliyanant W., Vichayanrat A., Vannassaeng S., (Eds.) Bangkok, Crystal House, 1985; 8-16.
10. Fatani HH, Mira SA, El-Zuber AG. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in rural Saudi Arabia. Diabetes Care 1987; 10: 180-183.
11. Abu-Zeid HAH, Al-Kassab ASK. Prevalence and health care features of hyperglycaemia in semi urban-rural communities in Southern Saudi Arabia. Diabetes Care 1982; 15: 484-489.
12. El Hazmi MAF, Warsy AS, Al-Swailem AR, Al Swailem AM, Sulaiman R, Al-Meshari AA. Diabetes mellitus & impaired glucose tolerance in Saudi Arabia. Ann Saudi Med. 1996; 16: 381-385.
13. El-Hazmi MAF, Warsy AS. A comparative study of hyperglycemia in different regions of Saudi Arabia. Annals of Saudi Medicine 1989; 9: 435-438.
14. World Health Organization Expert Committee on Diabetes Mellitus. Second Report. Technical Report Series 646, W.H.O. Geneva 1980.
15. World Health Organization Study Group. Diabetes Mellitus. W.H.O. Technical Report Series, W.H.O. Geneva No. 727, 1985.
16. El-Hazmi MAF, Al-Swailem AR, Warsy AS, Sulimani R, Al-Swailem AM. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Medical Journal 1995; 16: 294-299.
17. Kassimi MA, Khan MA. Maturity onset diabetes of youth in Saudi patients: Is it a common problem?Saudi Med J 1981; 2: 146-148.
18. Ahuja MMS. Epidemiology of Diabetes in Developing Countries. New Delhi, India, Interprint, 1979.
19. Dowse G, Zimmet P, King H. Relationship between prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and NIDDM in a population. Diabetes Care 1991; 14: 968-974.