title: Diabetes mellitus: the leading cause of haemodialysis in Jordan.
abstract: This study aimed to define the role of diabetes mellitus as a cause of end-stage renal disease requiring haemodialysis in Jordan, and to compare diabetic and nondiabetic patients. All patients on haemodialysis in Jordan at the time of the survey in 2003 (n = 1711) were personally interviewed and additional data were obtained from medical records. Diabetes mellitus was the most common cause of end-stage renal disease (29.2% of cases). The mean age of patients was higher in diabetics [57.5 years, standard deviation (SD) 12.3] than nondiabetics (45.4 years, SD 17.1). Duration on haemodialysis was significantly shorter in diabetics compared to nondiabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batieha
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ajlouni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015984:Causality; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires