Zimmet P Z, Finch C F, Schooneveldt M G, King H O, Thoma K
WHO Collaborating Centre for the Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus, Lions-International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
Diabetes Care. 1988 Apr;11(4):305-10. doi: 10.2337/diacare.11.4.305.
A population survey in 1982 confirmed that Nauruan adults suffer from an extremely high prevalence (24%) of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. A follow-up study of the survey subjects was conducted in 1986. The aim was to assess the burden of diabetes to Nauruans in terms of premature mortality. Age-adjusted mortality rates for diabetic subjects were significantly increased when compared with normal subjects (relative risks for 4-yr mortality were 4.53 in men, P less than .01, and 3.96 in women, P less than .05). Although there was an excess number of deaths among diabetic subjects compared with normal subjects and subjects with impaired glucose tolerance, there was no significant association between cause of death and diabetes.
1982年的一项人口调查证实，瑙鲁成年人中非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病的患病率极高（24%）。1986年对调查对象进行了一项随访研究。其目的是从过早死亡的角度评估糖尿病给瑙鲁人带来的负担。与正常受试者相比，糖尿病受试者的年龄调整死亡率显著升高（男性4年死亡率的相对风险为4.53，P<0.01；女性为3.96，P<0.05）。尽管与正常受试者和糖耐量受损的受试者相比，糖尿病受试者的死亡人数过多，但死亡原因与糖尿病之间没有显著关联。
