Clinical and aetiological profile of early onset diabetes mellitus: data from a tertiary care centre in the Indian subcontinent.

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dc.contributor.authorZargar, A Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhat, M Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorLaway, B Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorMasoodi, S Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned2001-01-09en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-02T12:09:14Z
dc.date.available2001-01-09en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-02T12:09:14Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-09en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in youth is emerging as a serious clinical entity and its incidence has increased over the years. AIM: To analyse the causes of DM in the age group of <40 years of age. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Tertiary care centre; retrospective analysis of data from January 1990 to December 1999. SUBJECTS AND MATERIAL: Analysis of data of all the subjects of DM in whom disease started before the 40th birthday. RESULTS: 724 subjects were detected to have diabetes mellitus before their 40th birthday. Of these, 205 had Type 1, 174 had Type 2 and 48 had fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes. Males outnumbered in Type 1 and fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes while as females in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Chronic complications were more common in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSION: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is becoming an important cause of diabetes in subjects with onset of disease at younger age.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India. abdulhamidz@vsnl.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationZargar AH, Bhat MH, Laway BA, Masoodi SR. Clinical and aetiological profile of early onset diabetes mellitus: data from a tertiary care centre in the Indian subcontinent. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 2001 Jan-Mar; 47(1): 27-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/116711
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jpgmonline.comen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshAge of Onseten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1 --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2 --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshObesity --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Factorsen_US
dc.titleClinical and aetiological profile of early onset diabetes mellitus: data from a tertiary care centre in the Indian subcontinent.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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