DIABETES-MELLITUS IN THE-GAMBIA, WEST-AFRICA

被引：16

作者：

ROLFE, M ^{[1
]}

TANG, CM ^{[1
]}

WALKER, RW ^{[1
]}

BASSEY, E ^{[1
]}

GEORGE, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ROYAL VICTORIA HOSP,BANJUL,SENEGAMBIA

来源：

DIABETIC MEDICINE | 1992年 / 9卷 / 05期

关键词：

THE GAMBIA; PREVALENCE; OBESITY; FOOT INFECTION; HEALTH BUDGET;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1464-5491.1992.tb01823.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

A register of diabetic patients attending the Royal Victoria Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia, was kept and data on hospital admissions recorded over a 1-year period. Two hundred and sixty-nine patients (110 men, 159 women) were registered of whom 66 (25%) were receiving insulin. Seventy-five patients (28%: 40 men, 35 women) were newly diagnosed. There were significant differences in age (p < 0.001) and obesity (p < 0.001) between men and women and between patients with different types of diabetes. There were 95 hospital admissions (5.2%) related to diabetes, as were a fifth of medical out-patient attendances. Ketoacidosis was the major cause of death while foot infections were more common (p < 0.01) in women. Diabetes imposed a heavy burden on the health services of The Gambia, a small developing country in West Africa; more than 3.6% of the annual health budget was spent on the treatment of diabetic patients.

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页码：484 / 488

页数：5

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