Gastrointestinal symptoms in middle-aged diabetic patients.
Occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms was investigated in a questionnaire-based survey of 89 randomly selected patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, 481 patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and 635 nondiabetic control subjects. The prevalences of upper gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation were similar in diabetic patients and control subjects. Women with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus had a significantly higher and women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus a significantly lower prevalence of gallstone disease than control women (29%, 5%, and 19%, respectively). We conclude that the occurrence and spectrum of gastrointestinal symptoms in middle-aged subjects with insulin- and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus do not differ from those of the general population.
Dept. of Medicine, University of Kuopio, Finland.
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D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires