Prevalence of diabetes among glycosuric individuals in an urban area of greece

Abstract

Epidemiologic data on the frequency of diabetes in the urban Greek population were lacking in Greece. Postpranadial urine samples of 21,410 inhabitants of a subturb of Athens were examined for glycosuria by two different enzymatic methods. It was found that 569 persons, i.e. 3.20% of the whole population aged 10 or more, presented postprandial glycosuria (cases of previously known diabetes were excluded); 417 persons out of these were submitted to an OGTT (50 g) and 135 new cases of diabetes were discovered. Glycosuria was associated with diabetes mostly in the age-groups above 40. Obesity was frequent among the newly discovered diabetes. Two thirds had abnormal blood sugar levels already in the fasting condition. The prevalence of non-diabetic glycosuria was 2.70% in males and 1.60% in females. The frequency of a family history positive for diabetes was found to be approximately twice as high in diabetics compared to subjects without glycosuria.

Prevalence and determinants of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Greek adult population

“…The first epidemiological studies concerning its prevalence, using glycosuria as a screening method, were conducted in the early 70's showing low rates of DM. 18,19 Twenty years later, similar estimates (1.52%) were found by Lionis et al in a retrospective study based on reviewing all medical records of a small rural district health care center and performing OGTT in subjects with nondiagnostic values of fasting glucose, based on the WHO criteria. 20 Our estimated prevalence of DM is in accordance with that of a study synchronous to our own conducted in the urban area of Attica 21 (DM prevalence 6.74%), in subjects free of apparent cardiovascular diseases, indicating a potential selection bias.…”

Μελέτη Της Διατασιμότητας Της Αορτής Σε Άτομα Με Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη Τύπου 2

“…παρατηρούνται στις ανεπτυγμένες χώρες(Katsilambros et al, 1975, 1977, Χριστακόπουλος και συν., 1976, Christakopoulos et al, 1975, Papazoglou et al, 1995, Παπάζογλου και συν., 1998, Dacou-Voutekaki et al, 1995, Bartsocas et al, 1998. Η παγκόσμια αύξηση της συχνότητας του διαβήτη μεταξύ 1995 και 2025 υπολογίζεται ότι θα είναι της τάξης του 42% στις ανεπτυγμένες και 170% στις αναπτυσσόμενες χώρες, ενώ ο αριθμός των ατόμων με διαβήτη από 135.000.000 το 1995 θα ανέλθει στα 300.000.000 το έτος 2025(King H et al, 1998, Karvonen et al, 2000.…”