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Diabetes Care 28:1262, 2005
© 2005 by the American Diabetes Association, Inc.

Letters: Observations

Prevalence of Diabetes in Greater Beirut

Kamal I. Hirbli, MD1, Mayssa A. Jambeine, MD1, Hanna B. Slim, MD1, Wadad M. Barakat, MD2, Richard J. Habis, PHARMD3 and Zelia M. Francis, MD1

1 Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
2 Laboratory Department, Rizk Hospital, Achrafieh, Lebanon
3 Ipsos-Stat Healthcare Department, Beirut, Lebanon

Address correspondence to Kamal I. Hirbli, MD, Rizk Hospital, PO Box 11/3288, Zahar St., Achrafieh, Lebanon. E-mail: hirbli@sodetel.net.lb

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High rates of diabetes have been observed among Arab populations in the Middle East (1). We aimed to determine the prevalence of previously diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in Greater Beirut, which includes Administrative Beirut and its suburban part of Mount Lebanon. This part of Lebanon is home to 53.6% of the population and represents a mixture of urban and rural areas with different socioeconomic classes.

A multistage random probability sample was devised using the population distribution suggested by the Lebanese Central Administration of Statistics. Despite a minor and insignificant deviation, the quota that best represents Greater Beirut was achieved.

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