![]() Moreover, close relative marriage is very common in the Libyan society. ![]() These findings are consistent with a summary review of ten studies performed in various countries, which reported that individuals with a positive family history of diabetes had two to six times the risk of type 2 diabetes, compared with individuals without a family history of the disease 7. population, family history of diabetes has a significant independent and graded association with the prevalence of diabetes 6. Family history of diabetes has been recognized as an important risk factor of the disease. 73.4% of all patients had a family history of diabetes. Identical results were reported on a Libyan population in Benghazi (2007), where the majorities (87.2%) of the diabetic patients were of type 2 5. The majority of the diabetic cases in the study belonged to type 2 DM, these results are well correlated with the results of a study done in USA which reported that type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes 4. The same software was used for the tabular and graphical presentations of the data. The frequency (count) for the specific variable and its percentage of occurrence within all patients and/or within the group (type 1 or type 2 DM) were calculated. The data collected was presented on a spreadsheet using SPSS software program version 13. The information included a detailed history about the patient (including body mass index BMI), type of DM, types of treatments used, time of diagnosis of DM, fasting blood sugar, education levels, complications of DM and time of their appearance after diagnosis. Data were collected from patient files and by directly questioning the patients. ![]() The numbers of diabetic cases studied were 260 cases (130 females and 130 males) randomly selected from the total number of patients visiting the centre for the period between January 2008 and March 2008. This study is a cross-sectional observational pilot study about the profile of diabetic patients visiting the specialized centre for management and treatment of diabetes and endocrine disorders, Misurata Libya. It was decided therefore to carry out a pilot study involving diabetic patients visiting a specialized centre in Misurata in order to study the general profile of the disease including risk factors and complications. No research could be found about the profile of diabetes mellitus in this city. Misurata is fast growing city in the north of Libya with a district population of just over 550,000 in 2006 and it is considered to be the third largest city in Libya after Tripoli and Benghazi. Epidemiological studies about DM have encouraged governments to initiate or improve local diabetes monitoring and prevention strategies. Therefore DM is a growing public health problem all over the world. Diabetes is now among the leading causes of death due to diseases in most countries of the world 3. Uncontrolled DM may result in several dangerous complications involving most body organs including retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy and cardiovascular diseases 2. The world wide prevalence of DM for all age groups is set to increase from 2.8% in 2000 to 4.4% in 2030 1. ![]() Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia with disturbances in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. ![]()
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