title: [Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in Riga].
abstract: The author presents the results of examination of 1725 workers of the VEF plant in Riga; a triple glucose tolerance test was conducted to detect early forms of diabetes mellitus. There proved to be no significant relationship between the incidence of diabetes mellitus and sex. Obesity appeared to be the main risk factor in diabetes mellitus. There was found no significant difference between detection of diabetes mellitus by simplified glucose tolerance test and triple test; therefore the former is recommended for mass examination for this disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007844:Latvia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: K epidemiologii sakharnogo diabeta v Rige.