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Case‐control Study on Risk Factors Associated with Fibrocalculous Pancreatic Diabetes
Author(s) -
Vannasaeng S.,
Nitiyanant W.,
Vichayanrat A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1988.tb01120.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , risk factor , gastroenterology , pancreas , endocrinology
We investigated the relation between fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes and cassava consumption in a case‐control study, in which 31 cases of pancreatic diabetes were compared with 45 non‐diabetic control subjects who had no pancreatic calcification. Risk of diabetes was not related to cassava consumption. We also observed no increased risk of fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes associated with alcohol consumption, history of gall bladder and biliary tract diseases, ascariasis, and family history of diabetes. Lower monthly income, farmer occupation, rural residence, and low BMI were significantly ( p < 0.05) related to pancreatic diabetes. Our data suggest that consumption of cassava may not be an important risk factor for pancreatic diabetes. With limited sample size, however, cassava consumption could not be excluded as one possible cause of fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes.