Open AccessIncidence of endocrine disorders in Indian adult male population
Author(s) -
K V S Hari Kumar,
Saroj Kumar Patnaik
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.219335
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , dyslipidemia , epidemiology , cohort , population , pediatrics , diabetes mellitus , endocrine system , rochester epidemiology project , cohort study , endocrinology , environmental health , hormone , physics , optics , population based study
The comprehensive epidemiology of endocrine disorders is lacking from our country. Most of the available data pertain to the prevalence of diabetes and thyroid disorders only. We studied the incidence of endocrine disorders in a cohort of service personnel followed for a long duration.