Ahrén B, Corrigan C B
Diabetologia. 1984 May;26(5):333-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00266032.
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in 3,145 Tanzanian Africans living in three different areas of the country was studied. Fasting capillary blood glucose concentrations were measured by Dextrometer and if the levels were greater than or equal to 5.5 mmol/l an oral glucose tolerance test was performed. When using the 1980 WHO criteria [8] for diagnosis, the overall diabetic prevalence was 0.7%. Prevalence increased with age, and in the population greater than or equal to 20 years of age it was 1.6%. In a rural area inhabitated by the Haya tribe, the prevalence in the population aged greater than or equal to 20 years was 2.5%, and in a similar area populated by the Sukuma tribe it was 0.5%. In the urban area of Mwanza town it was 1.9%. Obesity was seen in 3.7% of the population and in 9.1% of the diabetic subjects. Sixty-eight percent of the diabetic patients were female compared with 53% in the general population. None of the diabetic patients discovered had any symptoms. Thus, the overall prevalence of diabetes in Tanzania is rather low but shows geographical variability and is strongly associated with age.
对生活在该国三个不同地区的3145名坦桑尼亚非洲人进行了糖尿病患病率研究。采用血糖仪测量空腹毛细血管血糖浓度，若血糖水平大于或等于5.5 mmol/l，则进行口服葡萄糖耐量试验。按照1980年世界卫生组织标准[8]进行诊断时，总体糖尿病患病率为0.7%。患病率随年龄增长而升高，在年龄大于或等于20岁的人群中为1.6%。在哈亚部落居住的农村地区，年龄大于或等于20岁人群中的患病率为2.5%，在苏库马部落居住的类似地区为0.5%。在姆万扎镇的城区为1.9%。3.7%的人群存在肥胖，糖尿病患者中肥胖者占9.1%。68%的糖尿病患者为女性，而普通人群中这一比例为53%。所有确诊的糖尿病患者均无任何症状。因此，坦桑尼亚糖尿病的总体患病率较低，但存在地域差异，且与年龄密切相关。
