Abstract
Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
Highlights
The global burden of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and its prevalence has risen dramatically over the past several decades
Beckles and Thompson-Reid argued that a sex/gender distinction for people with diabetes is justified, for women, because of the dominance of young women developing Type 2 DM, and the increasing prevalence of older women with the condition owing to longer life expectancy.[4]
Materials and methods The study was conducted at the Diabetes clinic of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria and was carried out between April and December 2013
Summary
The global burden of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and its prevalence has risen dramatically over the past several decades. Majority of patients present with type 2 diabetes.[2] Because of increasing life expectancy, an aging population and rapid urbanization, it was previously predicted that by the year 2025, majority of the World’s diabetic population will be living in developing countries, and its associated long term complications will continue to impact individual and general health in these communities.[3] Beckles and Thompson-Reid argued that a sex/gender distinction for people with diabetes is justified, for women, because of the dominance of young women developing Type 2 DM, and the increasing prevalence of older women with the condition owing to longer life expectancy.[4] Further, mortality and morbidity rates for women with diabetes are higher than for women without diabetes.[5]. Objective: We determined gender specific differences in cardio-metabolic risk, microvascular and macrovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. There were no gender differences in the distribution of microvascular and macrovascular complications (p>0.05) but women were more likely to develop moderate and severe diabetic retinopathy (p= 0.027).
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