The diabetes epidemic in Sri Lanka - a growing problem.
Ceylon Med J
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2006 Mar; 51(1): 26-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-48838
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus, which was once considered a disease of the developed world, has become a worldwide pandemic, with two thirds of the global diabetic population living in the developing countries. Local studies show a definite upward trend in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus. The earliest available study on a rural community in 1990 reported a prevalence of 2.5%. The largest-ever study on the diabetes prevalence in Sri Lanka was published in 2005. It showed a prevalence of 14.2% among males and 13.5% among females. The World Health Organisation and the International Diabetic Federation estimates and forecasts are much lower than the available local prevalence rates, and what may be predicted from the prevalence rates in South India. Further research is necessary to investigate the exact underlying mechanisms for the South Asian epidemic. Wider preventive programmes need to be urgently implemented to stem the tide.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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World Health Organization
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Humans
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Prevalence
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Disease Outbreaks
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Risk Factors
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Risk Assessment
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Developing Countries
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Diabetes Mellitus
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India
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ceylon Med J
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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