title: [The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the elderly in two regions of the Czech Republic].
abstract: The authors have analyzed the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in 2210 diabetics older than 75 years in a population of 13,733 equally aged inhabitants of the same geographic area. The DM prevalence ratio of women over 75 years was 17.9%; in men, 17.7%. The prevalence curve reaches its peak at the age of 79, both with women (20.6%) and men (20.0%). The rapid decline of the DM prevalence occurs with patients over 88 years of age. 58% of all investigated patients were between 75 and 79 years of age, and 98% of all investigated diabetics were within a range from 75 to 88 years of age.
authors.affiliation: I. Klinik für innere Krankheiten des Universitätskrankenhauses in Brno-Bohunice, CSFR.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vaník
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kocourková
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003604:Czechoslovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Die Prävalenz des Diabetes mellitus im Greisenalter in zwei Regionen der Tschechischen Republik.