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  • Title: [Prevalence and risk factors of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the rural and urban population of Tunisia].
    Author: Gharbi M, Akrout M, Zouari B.
    Journal: Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique; 2002 Sep; 50(4):349-55. PubMed ID: 12442052.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was analyzed from a baseline survey of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a random sample of the 35-50-year old population of the Gouvernorat of Nabeul, Tunisia. METHODS: Diabetes was assessed on the basis of an interview and fasting blood glucose level among a sample of 692 men and women (35% aged 35-40 years, 30% aged 40-45 years, 35% aged 45-50 years). RESI;TS: Forty-six percent of the sample were men. The prevalence of diabetes was 7.2%; two-thirds of the identified cases of diabetes were known. The prevalence of diabetes was much higher in the urban area (9.3% in men and 10.4% in women) compared with the rural area (2.0% in men and 4.5% in women). Mean body mass index was significantly different (p<0.01) between normal and diabetic subjects. Hypertension was three times higher in diabetic subjects (33%) than in normal subjects (9%). Triglycerides level was higher in diabetic subjects (1.92+/-1.72mmol/l) compared with non-diabetic subjects (1.29+/-1.02mmol/l). There was a positive relation between blood glucose level and triglycerides level, independently of obesity in women, but dependently in men. CONCLUSION: In the Tunisian population, known to have a low level of cardiovascular risk factors, the relationships between diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and lipid abnormalities are similar to those observed in Western populations.
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