Clinical and aetiological profile of early onset diabetes mellitus: data from a tertiary care centre in the Indian subcontinent.
dc.contributor.author | Zargar, A H | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bhat, M H | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Laway, B A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Masoodi, S R | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2001-01-09 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-02T12:09:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2001-01-09 | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2009-06-02T12:09:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001-01-09 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: 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.affiliation | Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India. abdulhamidz@vsnl.com | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Zargar 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): 27-9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/116711 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://www.jpgmonline.com | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Adolescent | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Age Distribution | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Age Factors | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Age of Onset | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Child | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 --complications | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 --complications | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Incidence | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | India --epidemiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Obesity --complications | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Prevalence | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Sex Distribution | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Sex Factors | en_US |
dc.title | Clinical and aetiological profile of early onset diabetes mellitus: data from a tertiary care centre in the Indian subcontinent. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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