Diabetes complications in 1952 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients managed in a single institution in Saudi Arabia

Because there is no recent update on the state of diabetes and its concomitant complications in Saudi Arabia, we undertook a study of the prevalence of health complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus admitted to our institution. We conducted a retrospective review of medical records o...

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Published in:Annals of Saudi medicine 2008-07, Vol.28 (4), p.260-266
Main Authors: Alwakeel, Jamal S, Sulimani, Riad, Al-Asaad, Hani, Al-Harbi, Ali, Tarif, Nauman, Al-Suwaida, Abdulkareem, Al-Mohaya, Sulaiman, Isnani, Arthur C, Alam, Awatif, Hammad, Durdana
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Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chi-Square Distribution
Diabetes Complications - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
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Summary:Because there is no recent update on the state of diabetes and its concomitant complications in Saudi Arabia, we undertook a study of the prevalence of health complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus admitted to our institution. We conducted a retrospective review of medical records of adult Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes who were seen in clinics or admitted to the Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between January 1989 and January 2004. Of 1952 patients, 943 (48.3%) were males. For the whole study population the mean age at enrollment was 58.4+/-14.2 years, the mean age at onset of diabetes was 48.1+/-12.8 years, the mean duration of diabetes was 10.4+/-7.5 years, and the mean duration of follow-up was 7.9+/-4.6 years. Nephropathy was the most prevalent complication, occurring in 626 patients (32.1%). Acute coronary syndrome occurred in 451 (23.1%), cataracts in 447 (22.9%), retinopathy in 326 (16.7%), and myocardial infarction in 279 (14.3%), Doubling of serum creatinine was seen in 250 (12.8%) and 79 (4.0%) went into dialysis. Hypertension was present in 1524 (78.1%) and dyslipidemia in 764 (39.1%). Overall mortality was 8.2%. Multiple complications were frequent. Males had higher prevalence of complications than females (P
ISSN:0256-4947