title: Pattern of diabetes mellitus in the Sudan.
abstract: 448 Sudanese diabetics were included in this study. 30% of patients were in the age group 40-50 years and only 6.3% had childhood diabetes. The predominant sex was female (64.5%). Obesity was found in 39% of patients, a positive family history in 66.5% and a history of diabetic ketoacidosis in 25.2%. 100 patients (below the age of 40) had a plain X-ray abdomen done but none had evidence of pancreatic calcification. Percentages of diabetic complications in this study were as follows: neuropathy 28.1%, retinopathy 18.5%, cataract 14.7%, hypertension 12.9%, nephropathy 11.6%, peripheral vascular disease 6.2%, coronary heart disease 4.2% and pulmonary tuberculosis 2.7%. The majority of our patients were uncontrolled, only 16.7% had normoglycaemia (FBG less than 140 mg%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum University, Sudan.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: el Mahdi
authors.forename: I el M
authors.initials: Iel M
authors.lastname: Abdel Rahman
authors.forename: S el D
authors.initials: Sel D
authors.lastname: Mukhtar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors