High prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the Sultanate of Oman: results of the 1991 national survey

M G Asfour; A Lambourne; A Soliman; S Al-Behlani; D Al-Asfoor; A Bold; H Mahtab; H King

doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00431.x

High prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the Sultanate of Oman: results of the 1991 national survey

Diabet Med. 1995 Dec;12(12):1122-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00431.x.

Authors

M G Asfour¹, A Lambourne, A Soliman, S Al-Behlani, D Al-Asfoor, A Bold, H Mahtab, H King

Affiliation

¹ National Diabetes Centre, Muscat, Oman.

PMID: 8750224
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1995.tb00431.x

Abstract

A national survey of glucose intolerance and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Oman has demonstrated a high prevalence of diabetes (10%) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT, 13% in females and 8% in males). Prevalence of diabetes rose with age to a maximum of over 30% in both sexes. Prevalence of total glucose intolerance (diabetes and IGT combined) exceeded 50% in the seventh (females) and eighth (males) decade of life.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus / blood
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
Female
Glucose Intolerance / blood
Glucose Intolerance / diagnosis
Glucose Intolerance / epidemiology*
Glucose Tolerance Test
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oman / epidemiology
Prevalence
Sex Characteristics
Sex Factors

Substances

Blood Glucose