Lederer R, Rand J S, Jonsson N N, Hughes I P, Morton J M
Centre for Companion Animal Health, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
Vet J. 2009 Feb;179(2):254-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.09.019. Epub 2007 Dec 21.
The frequency of diabetes mellitus is described for cats that received veterinary care from two large feline-only clinics in Brisbane, Australia. Frequency was estimated using period prevalences (the proportion of the population at risk that was affected by diabetes at any point during a specified time period). Of the 12,576 study cats, 93 were affected with diabetes during the 5-year study period, resulting in a 5-year period prevalence of 7.4 per 1000 cats. Period prevalence was significantly higher in Burmese cats (22.4 cats per 1000) than domestic short and longhaired cats (7.6 cats per 1000) and the mean age at first diagnosis during the study period was significantly higher amongst Burmese cats (13.6 years) compared to domestic short and longhaired cats (10.9 years). Further investigations into the apparent predisposition of Burmese cats to diabetes mellitus are indicated.
本文描述了在澳大利亚布里斯班的两家大型纯猫科动物诊所接受兽医护理的猫的糖尿病发病率。发病率是使用期间患病率（在特定时间段内任何时间受糖尿病影响的风险人群比例）来估计的。在12576只参与研究的猫中，有93只在5年的研究期间患上了糖尿病，5年期间患病率为每1000只猫中有7.4只患病。缅甸猫的期间患病率（每1000只中有22.4只）显著高于家养短毛和长毛猫（每1000只中有7.6只），并且在研究期间，缅甸猫首次诊断时的平均年龄（13.6岁）显著高于家养短毛和长毛猫（10.9岁）。因此，有必要对缅甸猫明显易患糖尿病的倾向进行进一步调查。
