title: [Prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon].
abstract: In order to evaluate the occurrence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon, 8,050 cases were studied and divided into two samples; the first one was formed by external patients applying to a laboratory for biological tests and the second one was evaluated retrospectively on patients records hospitalized between the year 1970 and 1985. The prevalence evaluated in the hospital environment was 5.0% and the incidence varied from 1.5 to 1.7% according to the different samples; these values were similar to the international average results.
authors.affiliation: Service de Diabétologie, Nutrition et Endocrinologie, Hôpital Rizk, Beyrouth, Liban.
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Hirbli
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Aboujaoudé
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Ghorra
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Barakat-el-Khoury
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Prévalence et incidence du diabète sucré au Liban.