Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and selected related conditions of six reservations in Montana and Wyoming.

Description: 

OBJECTIVE--To describe the prevalence of diabetes and related complications in Plains Indians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--The medical records of individuals with diagnosed diabetes seen in IHS facilities before 1 January 1987 were reviewed. Records were obtained from primary care clinics and hospitals accessible to the following six reservation communities in Montana and Wyoming: Blackfeet, Crow, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, Northern Cheyenne, and Wind River. Medical records were reviewed to ascertain accuracy of diagnosis and associated complications. RESULTS--Age-adjusted prevalence rate of diagnosed diabetes was 119/1000 adults > or = 15 yr of age. CONCLUSIONS--Diabetes rates in Plains Indians are higher than rates described for the general U.S. population.

People: 
Fort Peck, Blackfeet, Fort Belknap, Wind River tribes, Crow, Northern Cheyenne
Location Description: 

Montana MT,Wyoming WY

Protocol: 
IHS Billings Area Office Public Access
Community: 
IHS Billings Area Office
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1993
Creator: 
Acton K., Rogers B., Campbell G., Johnson C., Gohdes D.
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
Diabetes Care 16(1):263-5.
Publisher: 
Indian Health Service, Billings Area, PHS Indian Health Center, St. Ignatius, Montana 59856.
Identifier: 
9701014
Subject: 
Amputation, Comparative Study, Diabetes Mellitus/Epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus/Diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus/Complications, Diabetic Nephropathies/Complications, Hypertension/Complications, Kidney Failure, Chronic/Epidemiology, Medical Records, Myocardial Infarction/Epidemiology, Prevalence
Type: 
Journal Article