diabetes mellitus in over-thirty-year-old individuals in kermanshah province(2002)

introduction: diabetes mellitus(dm) is a disorder characterized by abnormally high level of glucose in blood due to impaired insulin secretion,act or both. due to its chronic and severe complications , dm will likely contininue to be a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of diabetes in over-thirty year-old individuals in kermanshah province so that we may be able to control its continuation fall. materials & methods: this descriptive study was done over 1210 subjects who were selected by systematic random sampling. american diabetes association criteria were used for diagnosis .the study was done in three steps.step1: fasting plasma glucose (fpg) measurment in all subjects. step2: fpg measurment in those with fpg 126 in previous step. step3: oral gtt was done in those with 110 fpg<126 in the two fromer steps results: the sample included 787 women and 483 men. urban and rural area distribution of subjects were 790 and 420 respectively. the frequency rate of diabetes was 6.8% (82 from 1210). conclusion: it seems that dm is a common disease in kermanshah and major efforts are needed to prevent socioeconomic effects of this disease.