Karki P, Baral N, Lamsal M, Rijal S, Koner B C, Dhungel S, Koirala S
Department of Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2000 Mar;31(1):163-6.
Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), which affects millions of people throughout the world, is a widely prevalent chronic debilitating disease that causes short term and long term complications. It is a problem in a developing country like Nepal, where there has been no report of prevalence. Hence this study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of NIDDM among urban patients attending the outpatient clinic of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) hospital, and coming from the eastern part of Nepal. A sample of 1,840 subjects was incorporated in the study during a period of one year. WHO diagnostic criteria (1985) were followed to establish the diagnosis of NIDDM. The prevalence of diabetes was 6.3% (1.63% previous and 4.67% new) which is relatively high in comparison to many other countries. The prevalence of NIDDM in females was relatively lower (5.75%) than in males (6.73%). The prevalence showed an increasing trend with increasing age. The high incidence (new cases) of NIDDM in Nepal as found in the study may be due to lack of public awareness regarding the problem and poor medical services in the country.
非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病（NIDDM）影响着全球数百万人，是一种广泛流行的慢性衰弱性疾病，会导致短期和长期并发症。在尼泊尔这样的发展中国家，这是一个问题，该国尚无患病率报告。因此，本研究旨在调查在BP柯伊拉腊健康科学研究所（BPKIHS）医院门诊就诊、来自尼泊尔东部的城市患者中NIDDM的患病率。在一年的时间里，共有1840名受试者纳入该研究。采用世界卫生组织（1985年）的诊断标准来确诊NIDDM.糖尿病患病率为6.3%（既往病例1.63%和新发病例4.67%），与许多其他国家相比相对较高。NIDDM在女性中的患病率（5.75%）相对低于男性（6.73%）。患病率随年龄增长呈上升趋势.研究发现，尼泊尔NIDDM的高发病率（新病例）可能归因于该国公众对该问题缺乏认识以及医疗服务不佳。
