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Epidemiology Of Diabetes Mellitus Chapter.41 Exam Questions

Chapter 41. Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus

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True/False Questions

  1. Nearly 5 million people died from diabetes in the world population during 2010.
  2. Approximately 450 million people suffer from diabetes in the world population.
  3. Type 1 develops primarily in children and accounts for about 5-10% of all diabetics.
  4. Type 1 diabetes is “insulin dependent.”
  5. Type 2 diabetes develops primarily in adults and accounts for 90-95% of all diabetics.
  6. Type 2 diabetes is “insulin resistant.”
  7. The worldwide prevalence of diabetes has more than doubled in the past decade.
  8. Age-specific prevalence rates of diabetes are similar for men and women.
  9. The highest DALY rates associated with diabetes are observed in developed nations.
  10. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among US adults 65 years or older is nearly 20%.
  11. Serum auto-antibodies reactive against the pancreatic β-cells are detectable in approximately 90% of patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
  12. Most cases of type 1 diabetes are due to genetic defects.
  13. Sardinian children have one of the highest rates of type 1 diabetes in the world.
  14. The global increase in rates of type 1 diabetes is likely due to shifting genetic susceptibility.
  15. The dominant risk factor for type 2 diabetes is obesity.
  16. Individuals who consume a diet with a low glycemic index are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
  17. High levels of magnesium in the diet have been found to protect against the development of type 2 diabetes.
  18. The Pima Indians living in Arizona have the highest reported incidence of type 2 diabetes of any US ethnic group.

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Approximately how many annual deaths are attributable to diabetes in the world population?
    1. 2 million
    2. 3 million
    3. 4 million
    4. 5 million
  2. What percentage of diabetics have type 2 disease?
    1. 5-10%
    2. 25%
    3. 50%
    4. 90-95%
  3. Approximately what percentage of cases with type 1 diabetes manifest autoantibodies against b cells of the Islets of Langerhans?
    1. 10%
    2. 50%
    3. 75%
    4. 90%
  4. Children of what island population have extremely high rates of type 1 diabetes?
    1. Trinidad
    2. Haiti
    3. Sardinia
    4. Indonesia
  5. Risk factors for type 2 diabetes include all of the following except:
    1. obesity.
    2. low fiber.
    3. high glycemic load.
    4. high dietary magnesium.
  6. All of the following are risk factors linked to the high rates of type 2 diabetes in the Pima Indians living in Arizona except:
    1. high intake of complex carbohydrates in the diet.
    2. high dietary fat.
    3. obesity.
    4. high frequency of mutant β3 adrenoreceptor gene.
  7. Which of the following US ethnic groups has the highest diabetic risk at lower levels of BMI?
    1. African Americans
    2. Asian Americans
    3. Hispanic Americans
    4. American Indians
  8. What percentage of diabetics in the US population remain undiagnosed?
    1. 10%
    2. 15%
    3. 20%
    4. 25%
  9. Compared to women of normal weight, gravid obesity (BMI of 35 or more) increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by:
    1. 2-fold.
    2. 10-fold.
    3. 20-fold.
    4. 90-fold.
  10. What is the elevation in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes?
    1. 50%
    2. 75%
    3. 2 to 3-fold
    4. 4 to 5-fold

Essay Questions

  1. Distinguish between the pathogenesis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

  1. Describe the diagnostic criteria for diabetes.

  1. Discuss global trends in the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

  1. Discuss global trends in the mortality from diabetes.

  1. Discuss the risk factors for type 1 diabetes.

  1. Discuss the risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

  1. Discuss key findings from studies of type 2 diabetes and diet.

  1. Contrast the diabetic risk among native Pima Indians living in Mexico with that of Pima Indians living in Arizona.

  1. What is the etiologic link between type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis?

  1. Describe specific infectious agents that increase the risk of type 1 diabetes in children.

  1. Briefly discuss the thrifty genotype hypothesis in regard to genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes.

  1. Discuss strategies for the prevention, control, and therapy of diabetes.

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Chapter Number:
41
Created Date:
Aug 21, 2025
Chapter Name:
Chapter 41 Epidemiology Of Diabetes Mellitus
Author:
Randall E. Harris

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