GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY AUTOPSY AND MORTALITY STUDY

印第安人的死因和死后特征 吉拉河印第安社区进行了调查，以便在主题的调查结果， 糖尿病患者和非糖尿病患者可以与以下研究相关： 活着的人 审查医疗记录以确定 死亡原因和某些严重疾病的发生，或 糖尿病并发症。 本研究的目的是将结果和死亡原因与 在生活中测量的事件或风险因素， 希拉河印第安人社区，特别是与糖尿病有关的问题， 心血管疾病和胆囊疾病。 死亡证明是 对吉拉河印第安社区所有成员的调查结果。此外， 尸检和所有可用的医疗记录 获得受试者以确定当时存在的条件 尽可能准确地确定死亡原因。 这些 以标准化的方式审查记录， 糖尿病、血管疾病、肿瘤和其他并发症 条件 这些记录用于确定死亡原因， 与糖尿病和其他疾病相关的并发症的发生率 最初在生命期间通过纵向流行病学研究确定 在人口中。

The causes of death and postmortem characteristics of Pima Indians of the Gila River Indian Community are investigated so that findings in subjects with and without diabetes mellitus can be correlated with studies in living subjects. Medical records are reviewed for the determination of cause of death and for the occurrence of certain serious diseases or complications of diabetes. The purpose of the study is to relate the outcome and cause of death to events or risk factors measured in life among Pima Indian residents of the Gila River Indian Community, particularly in relation to diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and gallbladder disease. Death Certificates are obtained on all members of the Gila River Indian Community In addition, post mortem examinations and all available medical records pertaining to the subjects are obtained to ascertain conditions present at the time of death and ascertain cause of death as precisely as possible. These records are reviewed in a standardized way for evidence of the complications of diabetes, vascular disease, neoplasms and other conditions. The records are used to determine the causes of death and incidence of complications associated with diabetes and other conditions identified initially during life by the longitudinal epidemiologic studies in the population.