[Some aspects of disability in patients with diabetes mellitus pa].
In the article, results are submitted of the study of disability of those persons presenting with diabetes mellitus (DM) in Tashkent over the period 1997-1998. Among DM subjects referrable to the examination, there prevails type 2 DM (13.9 +/- 1.6) and (10.6 +/- 0.7) years in duration in 1997 and 1998 respectively. Average DM subject age was (52.7 +/- 1.0) in 1997 and (49.7 +/- 0.8) in 1998 at the time the examined person was declared an invalid. Invalidism is noted to be on the increase (141%). At examination, more than 80 percent of persons presenting with DM are declared disabled.
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D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018582:Sick Leave; D012923:Social Class; D014610:Uzbekistan / Q000453:epidemiology