Prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon

Hirbli, K.I.; Aboujaoude, J.H.; Ghorra, F.S.; Barakat-El- Khoury, W.M.

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Prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon

Hirbli, K.I.; Aboujaoude, J.H.; Ghorra, F.S.; Barakat-El- Khoury, W.M.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10947

URL: https://europepmc.org/abstract/med/2086279

Date: 2019-07-01

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Abstract:

In order to evaluate the occurrence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon, 8,050 cases were studied and divided into two samples; the first one was formed by external patients applying to a laboratory for biological tests and the second one was evaluated retrospectively on patients records hospitalized between the year 1970 and 1985. The prevalence evaluated in the hospital environment was 5.0% and the incidence varied from 1.5 to 1.7% according to the different samples; these values were similar to the international average results.

Citation:

Hirbli, K. I., Aboujaoude, J. H., Ghorra, F. S., & Barakat-el-Khoury, W. M. (1990). Prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon. Diabete & metabolisme, 16(6), 479-483.