title: Prevalence and correlates of diabetes, hypertension and diaphragmatic hernia among an epileptic population.
abstract: The occurrence of diabetes, hypertension, and diaphragmatic hernia was investigated in an institutionalized population of long-term epileptics. Review of medical records determined the prevalence ratio of diabetes to be about 1.6% and the prevalence of hypertension to be about 2.3%. Both of these estimates are significantly lower than the rates in the general US population. The prevalence of diaphragmatic hernia among females (4.8%) was found to be significantly higher than the general population rate, but the corresponding ratio among males (3.6%) was not. Associations with major drugs used were subsequently investigated using a case-control methodology. Implications for etiologic research are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged