Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in a rural of Assiut governorate

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of DM AND IGT in a rural population in Upper Egypt and to determine the associated risk factors for DM in this population. Individuals aged >/20 years in two rural villages in the Southeast of Assiut City, Upper Egypt, during the period of 2002. The mean outcome measures included age standardized prevalence rate of DM and IGT in rural Upper Egypt, the prevalence of previously diagnosed, newly discovered diabetic cases and IGT and the predictive risk factors for diabetes in that area. The study concluded that the age standardized prevalence rate of DM and IGT is slightly higher than that reported in other rural agricultural areas. About one third of all diabetic cases were undiagnosed at the time of the study and consanguinity emerged as the most powerful predictor of diabetes risk in in the study area