Kadiki O A, Gerryo S E, Khan M M
Diabetic Clinic, Benghazi, Libya.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1988 Feb;91(1):19-22.
The records of 10,772 diabetic patients registered in Benghazi diabetic clinic during the period 1969-1985 were analysed. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or type II) accounted for 97.8% of patients. Of the whole clinic population 77.2% were below 40 years of age. The disease started below the age of 20 years in 1.9%. Male to female sex ratio was 1:1.2. Family history of diabetes was positive in 23.77%. Sixty-nine per cent of patients were obese. Patients presented with symptoms suggestive of diabetes mellitus in 79.7% of cases.
对1969年至1985年期间在班加西糖尿病诊所登记的10772名糖尿病患者的记录进行了分析。非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病（NIDDM或II型）占患者的97.8%。在整个诊所人群中，77.2%的患者年龄在40岁以下。1.9%的患者在20岁以下发病。男女比例为1:1.2。糖尿病家族史阳性率为23.77%。69%的患者肥胖。79.7%的病例患者出现提示糖尿病的症状。
