Zaoui Salah, Biémont Christian, Meguenni Kaoual
Département de biologie, Faculté des sciences, Université A. Belkaid, 13000 Tlemcen, Algérie.
Sante. 2007 Jan-Mar;17(1):15-21.
Diabetes mellitus has become a major international health problem in recent decades. In this study we report a prevalence of diabetes of 14.2% in a set of 7,656 subjects in urban and rural areas of Tlemcen (in western Algeria), higher among men (20.4%) than women (10.7%). The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (initially non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: NIDDM) was 10.5% and of type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: IDDM) 3.7%. Overall prevalence was higher in urban (15.3%) than rural (12.9%) areas. More than half of all patients with diabetes had family members with the disease. Estimating the obesity rate according to body mass index (BMI), we found that 56.7% of all men and more than half of all women in urban areas were obese. Degenerative complications were found in 60% of diabetes patients. A policy for tracking, treating and preventing diabetes and obesity is strongly needed.
近几十年来，糖尿病已成为一个主要的国际健康问题。在本研究中，我们报告了在特莱姆森（位于阿尔及利亚西部）城乡地区的7656名受试者中，糖尿病患病率为14.2%，男性患病率（20.4%）高于女性（10.7%）。2型糖尿病（最初为非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病：NIDDM）的患病率为10.5%，1型糖尿病（胰岛素依赖型糖尿病：IDDM）的患病率为3.7%。总体患病率城市地区（15.3%）高于农村地区（12.9%）。超过一半的糖尿病患者有家庭成员患此病。根据体重指数（BMI）估算肥胖率，我们发现城市地区所有男性中有56.7%以及所有女性中有超过一半的人肥胖。60%的糖尿病患者出现了退行性并发症。迫切需要一项跟踪、治疗和预防糖尿病及肥胖症的政策。
