Mather H M, Keen H
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1985 Oct 19;291(6502):1081-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6502.1081.
A house to house inquiry for patients with known diabetes was carried out in a defined area of Southall, west London, which contained over 34 000 Asians and 27 000 Europeans in the 1981 Census: 1143 diabetic patients were ascertained, of whom 761 were Asian and 324 European. The prevalence adjusted for age of known diabetes in Asians was at least 3.8 times higher than that in Europeans. For patients aged between 40 and 64 years it was at least five times higher, was over 12% in Asians aged 60-69, and over 8% in those aged 50-59. These data are important in planning for the care of diabetic patients in health districts with large Asian communities. The causes and later consequences of this exceptionally high prevalence require further study.
在伦敦西部索撒尔的一个特定区域，挨家挨户地对已知糖尿病患者进行了调查。在1981年的人口普查中，该区域有超过34000名亚洲人和27000名欧洲人：共确定了1143名糖尿病患者，其中761名是亚洲人，324名是欧洲人。经年龄调整后的亚洲人已知糖尿病患病率至少是欧洲人的3.8倍。对于年龄在40至64岁之间的患者，该患病率至少高出五倍，在60 - 69岁的亚洲人中超过12%，在50 - 59岁的亚洲人中超过8%。这些数据对于在有大量亚洲人群体的健康区规划糖尿病患者护理工作很重要。这种异常高患病率的原因及后续后果需要进一步研究。
