One hundred and five cases of diabetes mellitus patients admitted to C University hospital and S hospital from January 1968 to November 1968 had been studied and the following results were obtained.
1. Of the 105 cases ; 67 cases were make patients and 38 cases were female patients; the sex ratio was 1.8 : 1.
The age of the onset showed, 35.2% were under 40 years of age, 27.6% were under 50 years of age, 16.1% were under 30 years of age, 10.4% were under 20 years of age, 8.6% were under 60 years of age and 1.9% were under 70 years of age.
2. Sex and age distribution of first occurreance revealed; 41.9% were under 40 years of age, 22.8% were under 50 years of age, 15.2% were under 30 years of age, 10.5% were under 20 years of age, 3.8% were under 60 years of age.
3. obese patients (over 10% of ideal body weight) were 44.7% of diabetes mellitus.
4. 18.1% showed certain family linkage.
5. Distribution of ABO blood group in diabetic patients were; group owere 45.8%, patients. Group A were 33.3%, group B were 15.2%, and group AB were 5.9%.
6. The common symptoms were weakness (81.9%), thirst (73.3%), polyuria (65.7%), etc.
7. The complications were vascular complications (68.6%), inefction (43.7%), retionpathy (16.2%), albuminuria (15.2%) and neuropathy (15.2%).
8. In most cases, the control of diabetes was inadequate and diet control by the patients was also very poor even after the concrete diagnosis made.
9. In general, quantity and quality of the hospital meal were consedered as satisfactorily (30.5%), unsatisfactorily (65.7%) and excessively (3.8%).
10. 4,5,6,7, of the patients had treated thanselves during the first year before the hospetel care 16.2% in 2∼3 years, 13.3% in 4∼6 years 3.8% in 7∼9 years 0.6% in 10∼13 years, 3.8% over 14 year and 16.2% were incertain.
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