Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine distinctive clinical characteristics of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients in Kuwait including mode of presentation at diagnosis, family history of diabetes, therapeutic management and response to treatment. We studied 3299 Kuwaiti patients (1454 male (M) and 1845 female (F) subjects) registered in Salmiya diabetic clinic, a part of the national network of diabetes control and care programme, and located in the urban Hawally Governorate, Kuwait. The mean age of the patients was 53 years (+/- 13.9 years), and 73.8% were in the age group 45-64 years. The majority of patients (53.6%) were diagnosed as they were clinically symptomatic; in contrast a significant minority (37.8%) were diagnosed by chance mainly during investigation for unrelated events. The 8.6% of the women diagnosed during pregnancy had a high parity index 6.5 +/- 2.9. A high percentage of the diabetic patients (63%) reported a positive family history in first degree relatives. The mean duration of diabetes mellitus was 7.8 years (range 2-28 years) and 70% of the patients had diabetes mellitus for 9 years or less. The mean body mass index (BMI) was 31.8 +/- 6.3 kg/m2 and 28.5 +/- 6.3 kg/m2 in women and men,...Continue Reading
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