Publications by authors named "Joseph E Gomez"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Kuwaiti children aged 6 to 18, finding a rate of 34.9 per 100,000.
- Significant differences were noted between genders, with higher prevalence in males (47.3) compared to females (26.3), and an increase in prevalence correlated with age.
- A strong family history of diabetes was observed in affected children, highlighting the need for urgent public health strategies to prevent type 2 diabetes in this population.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among 6- to 18-year-old Kuwaiti children according to gender, age, and region.
Subjects And Methods: Children with type 1 diabetes aged 6-18 years were identified at 182 schools (50 primary, 63 intermediate, and 69 secondary) in Kuwait during the study period October 2000 to September 2002. Schools were randomly selected using the 2000/01 educational districts' registers as sampling frame proportional to the number of schools in each district.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relation of serum total sialic acid (TSA) concentrations with cardiovascular metabolic risk factors in Kuwaiti children and adolescents with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes. This case-control study included 150 (57 males and 93 females) type 1 diabetic children aged 6 to 18 years matched by age and sex to 150 nondiabetic children as controls. Measured variables included weight, height, systolic, diastolic blood pressure, and biochemical variables: blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1C)), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), apolipoproteins (apo) A1 and B, and urine microalbumin.
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