Diabetes mellitus in geriatric females.
J Indian Med Assoc
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1989 Jun; 87(6): 138-9
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-96105
ABSTRACT
A study was carried out on 36 geriatric diabetic females (above 60 years). Marked exhaustion and significant loss of weight were common presenting complaints (60%) besides usual symptomatology. Only 25% patients were asymptomatic for diabetes. Generalised itching (20%) and pruritus vulvae (33.3%) were other common presenting complaints. Neuropathy was found to be the commonest complication being present in 77.7% patients, followed by retinopathy (50%) and nephropathy (27.7%). Hypertension was found to be associated in 44% patients and evidence of ischaemic heart disease was found in 42%. Development of nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, and hypertension showed direct correlation with duration of illness ie, longer the history of diabetes higher was the incidence of complications.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Developing Countries
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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India
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational 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:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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