Diabetes mellitus in a Christchurch working population.
Using criteria recommended by the World Health Organisation, prevalence rates for diabetes mellitus have been determined in a Christchurch working population of adults aged 15-65 years. Ninety-three percent of 1047 workers employed by a large industrial group were screened for diabetes mellitus using 75 G oral glucose tolerance tests. Three point one percent of the survey group were diabetic--1.55% were known to have diabetes and a further 1.55% were new cases. In addition, 0.31% were considered to have gestational diabetes mellitus. Blood glucose elevations not diagnostic for diabetes mellitus were present in another 0.93%. By applying the criteria of the National Diabetes Data Group, slightly different prevalence rates were found--3.0% for diabetes mellitus and 1.14% for impaired glucose tolerance.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000453:epidemiology
D001786:Blood Glucose