title: The prevalence of diabetes in elderly people.
abstract: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was investigated in a sample of people aged 65 to 85 years, using a modified oral glucose tolerance test and 1985 WHO criteria. Of the sample of 861, 52 had previously been diagnosed diabetic; 583 consented to be tested and 19 were diabetic. The prevalence of previously diagnosed diabetes was 6.0 (95% CI 4.3 to 8.1) %, and the prevalence of previously undiagnosed diabetes was 3.3 (95% CI 2.0 to 5.0) %. The high prevalence of previously diagnosed diabetes might be due to the longstanding community diabetes care in the area studied.
authors.affiliation: Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Croxson
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Burden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bodington
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Botha
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014852:Wales
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose