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Epidemiologic data on the frequency of diabetes in the urban Greek population were lacking in Greece. Postprandial urine samples of 21,410 inhabitants of a suburb of Athens were examined for glycosuria by two different enzymatic methods. It was found that 569 persons,i.e. 3.20% of the whole population aged 10 or more, presented postprandial glycosuria (cases of previously known diabetes were excluded); 417 persons out of these were submitted to an OGTT (50 g) and 135 new cases of diabetes were discovered. Glycosuria was associated with diabetes mostly in the age-groups above 40. Obesity was frequent among the newly discovered diabetics. Two thirds had abnormal blood sugar levels already in the fasting condition. The prevalence of non-diabetic glycosuria was 2.70% in males and 1.60% in females. The frequency of a family history positive for diabetes was found to be approximately twice as high in diabetics compared to subjects without glycosuria.
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Katsilambros, N., Steryotis, J., Moiras, N. et al. Prevalence of diabetes among glycosuric individuals in an urban area of greece. Acta diabet. lat 14, 211–218 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02580969
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