Time course of epidemiological characteristics of diabetes mellitus in the Central District of Moscow according to the State Register data

Abstract

This paper presents the results of 5-year (1994-1998) observations of the prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus in adult population of the Central District of Moscow (n - 662,000). In formation on diabetics was collected by local endocrinologists, introduced in the register database, and computer processed. By January I, 1999 there were 657patients with type 1 and 7666 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The prevalence and incidence were 145.1 and 4.6 per 100,000 adult population for type I and 1692.5 and 125.4 per 100,000 for type 2, respectively. The prevalence of both types of diabetes significantly increased during the period of observation and varied significantly from year to year. Lower prevalence was observed during the first 3 years of observation in comparison with the 2 last years. The prevalence and incidence of type 1 diabetes increased significantly in men in comparison with women, particularly in age groups 20-29, 40-49, and 50-59years. The prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes increased most significantly over 5 years, the shifts being more pronounced in women than in men, particularly at the age of over 40 years.