title: Diabetes in the elderly: an under-diagnosed condition.
abstract: The proportion of the population aged 65 years and over is increasing. The Coventry Diabetes Study was able to investigate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among elderly (aged > or = 65 years) Europeans (n = 1600) and South Asians (n = 288) in Foleshill, Coventry. The total prevalence of diabetes was higher in South Asians than Europeans among males (30.7 (95% CI 24.0-37.9)% vs 7.7 (95% CI 5.8-10.0)%, respectively) and females (24.0 (95% CI 17.5-32.4)% vs 12.5 (95% CI 10.6-14.8)%, respectively). The proportion with diagnosed diabetes was higher among South Asians than Europeans (55% vs 33%, p < 0.001), possibly because of their earlier onset. These findings suggest that detection of diabetes in elderly Europeans in urban areas may be inadequate.
authors: Sheikh Rashid Diabetes Unit, Oxford, UK.
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authors: Simmons
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authors: Williams
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D044465:White People