title: [A type behavior as a risk factor in siblings with diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence of the "a" type behavior among close relatives (including siblings) of the subjects with diabetes mellitus. For this purpose there were examined 50 practically healthy siblings aged between 20 and 40, among them 27 (54%) females and 23 (46%) males. The method of the structural interview was applied. In addition to this, they were subjected to the tests of glucose tolerance. The considerable number of the siblings (46%) showed the "a" type behavior of various kinds, and 44% -- the disruption of glucose tolerance, which produces the preliminary conditions for the diabetes manifestations and gives us the grounds for applying further preventive activities.
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Gogiberidze
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Kavtaradze
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Gogiberidze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*