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Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask]
Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 40 deg. F
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From: cureit
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Subject: DIABETES SURVEY RESULTS(parts 5 and 6)
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 03:23:58 -0500
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^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^
Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask]
Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 40 deg. F
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Dear friends,
The following parts, 5 and 6, cover the topics of diabetic brothers and
sisters (siblings),
and diabetic mothers and fathers of PWP's.
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5. FEMALE PWP's have far more siblings with diabetes than do male PWP's.
NUMBER OF PWP's WITH DIABETIC SIBLINGS
TOTAL PWP'S
Brothers Sisters Brothers
and Sisters
Male PWP's 2 1 0
3 (males)
Female PWP's 6 2 2
10 (females)
There are three comments that I would like to mention, from this table of
results:
1. There are many more FEMALE PWP's with diabetic siblings, 10, as
opposed to only 3 male PWP's with diabetic siblings.
2. By percentage, 10 out of 25 FEMALE PWP's who have a diabetic
relative, or 40%. have one or more diabetic siblings. However, for our
male PWP's, there are merely 3 out of 37 (08%) who report having diabetic
siblings.
3. I wonder how this trend would look if the sample size were far
larger. Would female PWP's continue to show far more diabetic brothers
and/ or sisters than male PWP's?? Why is this happening?
PART 6
6. Diabetic parents are much more frequently the MOTHERS of PWP's.
Mother is diabetic
Father is diabetic
Male PWP's (14 cases) 10
4
Female PWP's (13 cases) 9
4
There are 19 mothers, but only 8 fathers, who are diabetic relatives of
PWP's.
13 out of 25, or 52%, of the female PWP's who have diabetic relatives,
have a diabetic parent. 14 out of 37, or 38% of the male PWP's, have a
diabetic relative.
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