The Prevalence of the Radiologically Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Diabetic Patients

Back, Nam Jung; Kim, Chung Sea; Kang, Mun Weon; Park, Seung Kack; Pyun, Hae Won

doi:1977.24.3.115

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 24(3); 1977 > Article

Original Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1977;24(3):115-118.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1977.24.3.115 Published online September 1, 1977.

The Prevalence of the Radiologically Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Diabetic Patients

Nam Jung Back, Chung Sea Kim, Mun Weon Kang, Seung Kack Park, Hae Won Pyun

Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea

당뇨병 환자의 흉부엑스선상 폐결핵 유병율

백남종, 김청세, 강문원, 박성학, 변해원

Abstract

Studies on the radiological prevalence of the pulmonary tuberculosis in the diabetic patients were carried out on 441 cases (male 269 and female 172) who were hospitalized in Department of Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical ColIege, from Jan. 1971 to Dcc. to 1975 and compared with the KNTA National Survey in 1975. 1. The prevalence of the radiologically suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetics was 11.6% and the male/ female ratio was 3.25: 1. The prevalence according to age group was significantly differ from the prevalence of the National Survey. 2. The rate of the advanced pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetics was higher than the Survey prevalence. 3. The longer the duration of diabetes, the higher the prevalence was noted. 4. There was no significant relationship between the fasting blood sugar level and the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetics. 5. The difference of the complications between the diabetics with pulmonary tuberculosis and without was not significant except nephropathy, which was more prevalent in diabetics combined with pulmonary tuberculosis.