Fatani H H, Mira S A, el-Zubier A G
Diabetes Care. 1987 Mar-Apr;10(2):180-3. doi: 10.2337/diacare.10.2.180.
Several studies have clearly shown the impact of modernization on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in susceptible communities. Saudi Arabia has faced a rapid development program over the last two decades. In a recent study, we found a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in urban Saudi Arabia. A total of 5222 rural subjects of both sexes were involved in a study of the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Random capillary blood glucose, body weight and height, and income were recorded. The results showed an overall prevalence of 4.3%. There was a rise of prevalence with age and higher-income groups. Prevalence also differed with sex. The overall prevalence in women (5.9%) was twice that for men (2.9%; P less than .001). Obesity occurred in 41.2% of our diabetic subjects compared to 29.3% in nondiabetic subjects (P less than .001). Multiple logistic regression analysis with body mass index (BMI) as the dependent variable showed that sex and income status were significant factors (P less than .0001 and P less than .04, respectively). When blood glucose was fixed as the dependent variable, the analysis showed that age, income, and BMI were significant factors (P less than .004, P less than .0001, and P less than .045, respectively).
多项研究已清楚表明现代化对易感人群中糖尿病患病率的影响。在过去二十年里，沙特阿拉伯经历了快速发展计划。在最近一项研究中，我们发现沙特阿拉伯城市地区糖尿病患病率很高。共有5222名沙特阿拉伯西部地区的农村男女参与了一项糖尿病患病率研究。记录了随机毛细血管血糖、体重和身高以及收入情况。结果显示总体患病率为4.3%。患病率随年龄增长和收入较高群体而上升。患病率在性别上也存在差异。女性总体患病率（5.9%）是男性（2.9%；P<0.001）的两倍。我们的糖尿病患者中有41.2%肥胖，而非糖尿病患者中这一比例为29.3%（P<0.001）。以体重指数（BMI）为因变量的多元逻辑回归分析表明，性别和收入状况是显著因素（分别为P<0.0001和P<0.04）。当以血糖为因变量时，分析表明年龄、收入和BMI是显著因素（分别为P<0.004、P<0.0001和P<0.045）。
