Factors related to diabetes incidence: A multivariate analysis of two years observation on 10,000 men. The Israel Ischemic Heart Disease Study

Harold A. Kahn, Joseph B. Herman, Jack H. Medalie, Henry N. Neufeld, Egon Riss, Uri Goldbourt

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Abstract

The 2-yr incidence of diabetes (131 cases) among 8369 Israeli men is related to area of birth and 15 other variables using a multiple logistic risk function. The variables found to be most strongly related to diabetes incidence are age, wt ht ratio and the presence of peripheral vascular disease or intermittent claudication. Also related to diabetes incidence were: cholesterol, education (negative relationship), being born in Eastern Europe (negative relationship) and being born in Africa. The model predicts markedly increased risk of diabetes incidence for persons with increased wt ht ratio and presence of peripheral vascular disease or intermittent claudication. The failure to find a relationship between the presence of ischemic heart disease and diabetes incidence suggests that the well known association between these two diseases lie only in the direction of increased risk of IHD for diabetics. None of the food variables studied was related to diabetes incidence. Other variables found unrelated to diabetes incidence in our study were diastolic blood pressure, uric acid, non-specific T-wave and an anxiety index.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)617-628,IN1,629
JournalJournal of Chronic Diseases
Volume23
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1971

Funding

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Haifa and Hadassah Medical Organization617
Rambam Government Hospital
National Heart and Lung Institute
Tel Aviv University

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