Abstract
Aims
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and their
relationship to age and obesity were estimated in Punjab, Pakistan by a population-based
survey done in 1998.
Methods
Oral glucose tolerance tests were performed in a stratified random sample of 1852
adults aged ≥25 years. The diagnosis of diabetes and IGT were made on the basis of
WHO criteria.
Results
The prevalence of diabetes was 12.14% in males and 9.83% in females. Overall total
glucose intolerance (diabetes and IGT) was present in 16.68% males and 19.37% females.
Central obesity, hypertension and positive family history were strongly associated
with diabetes.
Conclusions
These results indicate that the prevalence of glucose intolerance is high in the studied
population and comparable with the published data from the other three provinces of
Pakistan i.e. Sindh, Baluchistan and North West Frontier Province, studied by the
same group.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 11, 2010
Accepted:
January 8,
2010
Received in revised form:
September 16,
2009
Received:
July 21,
2009
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