Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Area of Japan: By 75g OGTT

• Published in: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine Vol. 141; no. Suppl; pp. 235 - 241
• Main Authors: TAKASHINA, SEIRYO, TOMARU, HISASHI, KOMATSU, KANJI, UTSUMI, NOBUO, NAKASHIMA, SHIGERU, YAMADA, SHIGERU, NAGASHIMA, MAKOTO, MURATA, TAKASHI, KOYAMA, WASAKU
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tohoku University Medical Press 1983
• Subjects: comparison between western and eastern Japan; detection of DM; prevalence of DM

Tests for DM using the 75g OGTT method (NDDG diagnostic criteria) were performed on 3145 persons living in rural areas of 8 different geographical regions of Japan (from Tohoku to Kyushu regions). Considerable regional difference was observed with western Japan tending to have higher DM and IGT rate...