The Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in the Adult Population of Tskhinval
Assessment of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) in the adult population ofTskhinval, Republic of South Ossetia. Material and methods. The outpatient records of 811 patients registered with the endocrinologist ofthe municipal polyclinic with a diagnosis of DM2 were analyzed. The study took into account outpatient records of478 women and 333 men. To obtain a representative sample, patients (aged 38 to 93 years) were stratified by age, gender, and body mass index. The level of glycemia and the year of occurrence in the initial setting of DM2 were also taken into account. Results. The average age at the diagnosis of DM2 in women was higher than in men (62 and 57 years, respectively). The prevalence of DM2 in relation to gender was higher in women than in men (59 and 41%). At the age of 51-58 years, the largest number of newly detected cases of DM2 was observed. Conclusions. The prevalence of DM2 among the population of Tskhinval is 4.4%. Given the data from the NATION study that only 54% of cases of DM2 are diagnosed, the number of patients with DM2 in Tskhinval may be about 2.5 thousand people (about 8.1% ofthe urban population). The obtained data should form the basis of the service for medical examination of the population, prevention and treatment of DM2 in the Republic of South Ossetia.