title: The prevalence of diabetes in the Cree of western James Bay.
abstract: Diabetes prevalence and general demographic data for individuals with diabetes were evaluated in the Cree of Moose Factory, Ontario. Individuals with diabetes were identified through a retrospective review of the diabetes registry as well as of outpatient and inpatient records. The crude prevalence of diabetes was 62 (95% confidence interval: 54 72) per 1,000. The direct age-standardized prevalence of diabetes was 103 per 1,000 for the entire population (95% confidence interval: 89 118 per 1,000, standardized to the 1991 Canadian population). The estimated rate of diabetes in the Canadian population is approximately 5%. The average age of individuals with diabetes in the community was 53 years; the average duration of diabetes was 8.2 years. Most of the population with diabetes were female (64 %) and were using anti-hypertensive medications (64%). This study presents diabetes prevalence data for the population of Moose Factory, Ontario, that indicate a higher prevalence than in both the Canadian population and other Cree populations in the region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 3N9.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Maberley
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Cruess
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution