Diabetes mellitus in Kuwait incidence in the first 29 years of life

Taha, T; Moussa, Mohamed; Rashid, Aafia; Fenech, Frederick F.

doi:10.1007/bf00253190

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“…Among patients in the US National Registry of Myocardial Infarction-2 [15], the average prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 25%. The very high prevalence of diabetes among Kuwaiti patients has been previously reported in community-based studies [16][17][18]. In a population-based cross-sectional study in Kuwait [17], the overall prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among Kuwaiti adults aged 120 years was 14.8%.…”

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“…The very high prevalence of diabetes among Kuwaiti patients has been previously reported in community-based studies [16][17][18]. In a population-based cross-sectional study in Kuwait [17], the overall prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among Kuwaiti adults aged 120 years was 14.8%. In another study [19], the age-specific prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the Kuwaiti population was 15.4% in the age group 40-59 years, which increased to 26.3% in patients above 60 years of age.…”

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“…In another study [19], the age-specific prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the Kuwaiti population was 15.4% in the age group 40-59 years, which increased to 26.3% in patients above 60 years of age. Studies from Kuwait have also reported a fourfold increase in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in children (0-14 years) between the years 1983 and 1993 [17,18]. The prevalence of diabetes among young Arabs (42%) is also much higher than that reported from the West [14,15].…”

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Differential Distribution of Risk Factors and Outcome of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Kuwait: Three Years’ Experience

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Objective: To compare the distribution of risk factors and clinical outcome of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) between Kuwaiti and other Arab men living in Kuwait. Subjects and Methods: The data for this study was collected from the computerized database at the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait and the 1997–2000 census data for the State of Kuwait. 1,329 Arab men (666 Kuwaitis and 663 other Arabs) older than 25 years who were admitted between September 1997 and August 2000 with a diagnosis of ACS were included in the study. Results: The rate of admission for the entire patient population was twofold higher for Kuwaiti (1.68/1,000) than other Arab men (0.72/1,000), (p < 0.001); the mean age of the Kuwaiti men was 56.7 ± 11.9 years and other Arab men 53.0 ± 10.5 years (p < 0.001). The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, smoking and hypercholesterolemia for Kuwaiti men was 35.9, 56.9, 51.7 and 36.2%, respectively; the corresponding prevalence for other Arab men was 28.8, 42.7, 68.2 and 32.0%, the difference in the prevalence except for hypercholesterolemia was significant (p < 0.001). In Kuwaiti men younger than 55 years of age, the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking and hypercholesterolemia was 26.6, 49.5, 68.6 and 43.3%, respectively; the corresponding values for other Arab men was 22.3, 36.2, 77.7 and 43.3%; the difference in prevalence except for hypertension was significant (p < 0.001). The in-hospital mortality for the whole study was 6.2% (Kuwaiti) and 2.3% (other Arab men; p < 0.001); while that for men younger than 55 years was 2.7% (Kuwaiti) and 0.8% (other Arab men; p < 0.05). Conclusion: The rate of admission for the entire patient population with a diagnosis of ACS was twofold higher for Kuwaiti than other Arab men. Among all patients and also those less than 55 years, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus was consistently higher among Kuwaiti than other Arab men thereby probably leading to the higher admission rate and in-hospital mortality.

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confidence: 99%

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“…1) [18]. The one published study which seems to run counter to this trend comes from Kuwait, which shows a female preponderance in young adult life, but closer analysis of this paper shows that many cases were not insulin-treated and that women with gestational diabetes were also included [23]. Population-based family studies also show evidence of male excess in early adult life.…”

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“…In Kuwait, a type 1 diabetes registry was initiated in 1992, and reported a nearly fourfold increase in the disease incidence rate between 1983 and 88 1997 [3][4][5] . The registry uses the capture-recapture method [4] to assure complete ascertainment of type 1 diabetes cases, and to validate the primary data source, which is active hospital reporting.…”

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Prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes among 6- to 18-Year-Old Kuwaiti Children

Moussa

Alsaeid²,

Abdella³

et al. 2005

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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among 6- to 18-year-old Kuwaiti children according to gender, age, and region. Subjects and Methods: Children with type 1 diabetes aged 6–18 years were identified at 182 schools (50 primary, 63 intermediate, and 69 secondary) in Kuwait during the study period October 2000 to September 2002. Schools were randomly selected using the 2000/01 educational districts’ registers as sampling frame proportional to the number of schools in each district. Prevalence rates were adjusted to the 2002 Kuwaiti population. Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes was based on the World Health Organization, and the American Diabetes Association criteria. Results: Prevalence of type 1 diabetes was 269.9 per 100,000 (95% confidence interval, CI 241.6–298.3). There was no significant difference in prevalence between male (247.6, 95% CI 205.2–290.0) and female (285.5, 95% CI 247.5–323.5). Type 1 diabetes was more prevalent in the age group 10–13 years (347.3), and lowest in the age group 6–9 years (182.6) per 100,000; the difference was significant at p < 0.001. The overall age-adjusted prevalence rate was 252.9 (95% CI 234.6–271.2), 229.1 (95% CI 204.6–253.6) in male and 277.4 (95% CI 250.0–304.7) in female children in the 2002 Kuwaiti population. The mean age at onset was 9.2, and 8.1 years in male and female children, respectively (p = 0.018). There was no significant difference in prevalence between regions. Conclusion: Type 1 diabetes is a common chronic disease in Kuwaiti children.

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Diabetes mellitus in Kuwait incidence in the first 29 years of life

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Differential Distribution of Risk Factors and Outcome of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Kuwait: Three Years’ Experience

Differential Distribution of Risk Factors and Outcome of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Kuwait: Three Years’ Experience

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